A Sampling of Clips for
July 18, 2006
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Trapped by Daily Bombings in Beirut
The Plain Dealer, July 18 -- Michael Provence, a Fulbright scholar; his wife, Lor Wood, a 1988 graduate of Cleveland Heights High School; and their 2-year-old son, August, are trapped this week in Beirut, where they have lived since last year. Provence, a professor of modern Middle Eastern history at UCSD, is studying at the American University in Beirut. More
Popularity of Hookah Smoking Has Advocates Fuming
KPBS, July 18 -- Smoking tobacco through a water pipe has long been a tradition in many Middle Eastern countries. And now, hookah smoking is catching on in the United States especially among young people. Recently, more than 20 commercial hookah bars have cropped up in San Diego County alone. And that has some tobacco control advocates concerned. (Quotes Dr. Dave Burns, a pulmonologist and tobacco researcher at UCSD) More
The Perks of Coffee
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 18 -- If you think bitter-tasting wheatgrass juice or pungent herbal tea concoctions are your only healthy beverage choices, it's time to wake up and taste the coffee. A good ol' cup of joe or two may be just what the doctor ordered. “Not only is coffee not bad for our health, as once believed, coffee may actually have a healthy protective effect,” says Cheryl Rock, researcher and professor of nutrition at UCSD School of Medicine. More
Raloxifene Again Found to Deter Breast Cancer
in Older Women, Plus Vertebral Fractures
Senior Journal, July 17 – As several earlier major studies have determined, the latest research on the raloxifene confirms its ability to deter breast cancer. The new report in the July 13 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine focuses on postmenopausal women with a history or high risk of heart disease. The multi-site international study was headed by Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, M.D., Professor of Family and Preventive Medicine at the UCSD School of Medicine. More
