MGH In The News - April 2004

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April 30, 2004

• Genetic Link Seen in Cancer Drug's Power - New York Times
• Drug shows promise in lung cancer treatment - Boston Globe
• Genetic Flaw May Streamline Cancer Treatment - Los Angeles Times
• Gene Test Can Determine if Cancer Drug Will Work - National Public Radio
• Why only some benefit - Newsday (N.Y.)
  
• New Cancer Drug a Wonder and a Mystery - United Press International
• Mutant protein discovery may aid anti-cancer drugs - Boston Herald
• Lung cancer drug that powerfully shrinks tumors most effective treatment in a generation - Medical News Today (U.K.)
• Cell Mutation Identifies Patients Who Benefit From New Lung Cancer Drug - Cancer Page
• Patients with mutation benefit most from lung cancer drug - Cancerfacts.com
• Genetic Marker Promises Personalized Cancer Treatment - Betterhumans.com
• The University Inaugurates Stem Cell Institute, Examines Issues - HMS Focus
• Curtain Drawn on Hormone Therapy for Older Women - HMS Focus

April 29, 2004

• Cancer Find May Help Shape Drug Treatment - Associated Press
• Reports Show Way to Custom-Tailor Cancer Treatment - Reuters
• Gene Mutation Predicts Cancer Drug's Success - HealthDay News
• Gene mutations make lung cancer respond to Iressa - Reuters Health
• Tailored lung cancer treatment may be possible for some patient - PBS NewsHour Online
• Tailored Treatment For Cancer - CBS Evening News
  
• Gene Predicts Cancer Drug Effectiveness - Forbes.Com
• Genetic test identifies which lung cancer cases will fare better with medication - Agency France-Presse
• 'Landmark' study boosts cancer drug hopes - Financial Times.com (U.K)
• Why a Lung Cancer Drug Works So Well for Some People - Genome News Network
• Mutations Hold Key to Lung Cancer Drug Function - Bio-IT World
• Biomarkers May Predict Diabetes in Women - Reuters Health
• For overweight youths, teasing at home often hurts the most - Boston Globe
• Institute kicks off collaborative effort - Harvard Gazette
• Scientists discuss experiments on self - Harvard Gazette
• Five Harvard Profs Nab Academy Spots - Harvard Crimson
• They were in stitches (scroll down) - Boston Globe (Globe South)

April 28, 2004

• Genetic Test Predicts Lymphoma Survival - Reuters
• Bigger Than Depression? - BusinessWeek Online
• Patient see, patient due - Boston Herald
• Infant Reflux Disease Doesn't Always Go Away - Internet Broadcasting System (carried on many TV stations' websites)
• Report: Prozac in Pregnancy Toxic to Fetus - WebMD
• New Duke health chief targets safety - Durham (N.C.) Herald Sun
• Employers cutting domestic partner benefits after gay weddings - Associated Press

April 27, 2004

• Testosterone Helps HIV-Infected Women - HealthDay News
• Mentor, teacher, doctor honored at 80 - Boston Globe
• Blood Proteins May Be Sign of Diabetes - Associated Press
• Hospitals offer money toward housing to bait doctor recruits - The Medical Post (Canada)

April 26, 2004

• Woman's Day Guide to Women's Health - Woman's Day Magazine
  Your 40s: A Doctor's Perspective - Woman's Day Magazine
  Your 50s: Moving Through Menopause - Woman's Day Magazine
  At any age: Steps Every Woman Should Take - Woman's Day Magazine
  

April 25, 2004

• Pumping more than iron - Boston Globe
• Kerry's shoulder on the mend - Boston Globe

April 23, 2004

• Runners' death spurs donations: 47-year-old planned to support hospital with Marathon effort - MetroWest Daily News
• Harvard opens stem cell unit - Boston Herald
• Harvard plans center for disease research - Boston Globe

April 22, 2004

• Event to benefit brain tumor research - Lynn (Mass.) Daily Item

April 21, 2004

• Emory heart surgeon makes case to bypass the pump - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
• Skating party set to fight ALS - The Upper Cape Codder
• Marathon results (scroll down) - Boston Herald

April 20, 2004

• Drug Makers Hope to Kill the Kick in Pain Relief - New York Times
• Drug firms seek abuse-resistant pain pill - United Press International
• C-sections on demand are rising fast - Boston Globe (MGH physician quoted is actually Michael Greene)
  
• New Treatments Turn Off the Tap for People Who Sweat Too Much - New York Times
• Medical tent keeps busy - MetroWest Daily News
• Mercury proves too much for Lynn mayor, wife in marathon - Lynn (Mass.) Daily Item
• Rick T-shirts echo runner's dream - Charlotte (N.C.)Observer
• MGH buys little Cambridge St. Avenue - Beacon Hill Times

April 19, 2004

• New treatments may bring acid reflux relief - Los Angeles Times
• Driven To Distraction - US News and World Report
• Tuneups For Misfiring Neurons - US News and World Report
• New Diagnostic Markers for ALS Found - HealthDay News
• School friends run for cause and each other - Quincy (Mass.) Patriot Ledger

April 18, 2004

• Healing Blues: Doctors want to focus on patients, but many complain that their work is being hampered by the high cost of delivering health care - Boston Globe
• Nurse practitioners entering field in rising numbers - Boston Globe (Boston Works)
• Organ donors provide gift of life - Associated Press
• 'His Brother's Keeper': Family Science Project - New York Times
• He's cancer free and on the run - Lowell (Mass.) Sun

April 16, 2004

• Inflammatory Pathway Uncovered with Tie to Early Atherosclerosis (scroll down) - HMS Focus
• Thier Professorship Established for Work in Health Policy at BWH or MGH - (scroll down, also see other item about HMS promotions) - HMS Focus
• Link Between Gout and Alcohol Is Verified - New York Times
• Study: Beer Consumption Increases Risk Of Gout - WCVB-TV, Ch. 5 (similar coverage on many other TV station websites)
• Alcohol, Especially Beer, Increases Risk of Gout, Lancet Finds - Bloomberg News
• Alcohol does increase gout risk - BBC News
• Drinkers believe alcohol is healthy - The Daily Telegraph (U.K.)
• Beer gets the blame for gout - The Times (London, U.K)
• Pass the port ... it won't give you gout - The Guardian (U.K.)
• Doctors blame purine in beer for most gout flare-ups - The Western Mail (Wales)
• More bad health news on beer - The Australian
• Beer fails the acid test - The Age (Australia)

April 15, 2004

• Study: Drinking Alcohol Doubles Chances Of Gout - Associated Press
• It's Official Drinking Causes Gout - Reuters
• To Avoid Gout, Avoid Stout - HealthDay News
• Beer, Spirits Increase Gout Risk - WebMD
• Study proves alcohol, gout connection - United Press International
• Drinking Beer Increases Risk Of Gout - Health Talk (Canada)
• Lessons from cancer research: Learning to make the best of blood vessels - Harvard Gazette

April 13, 2004

• Doctor conducts thorough examination of the writing process - Boston Globe
• New Law Hands Teaching Hospitals an Antitrust Shield - Washington Post
• World-class care, close to home - Lowell Sun
• Infliximab prevents or delays fistula recurrence - Medical Post (Canada)

April 12, 2004

• For Boston, convention is boost and a bane - Christian Science Monitor
• Line failure spurs brief power loss in region - Boston Globe

April 11, 2004

• Life engineering - Providence Journal

April 10, 2004

• Matthew's miracle workers - Providence Journal

April 9, 2004

• Grieving friends will finish pal's marathon - Charlotte (N.C.) Observer

April 8, 2004

• National alcohol screening being offered - Associated Press
• AIDS expert visits his hometown - Boulder (Colorado) Daily Camera
• The Big Hurt - Forbes.com

• Combating the nursing shortage - Boston Globe

April 6, 2004

• Constitutional amendment would mandate health insurance for all residents - Associated Press
• The Altered Human Is Already Here - New York Times
• Do iron supplements make sense when in high altitudes? - Boston Globe
• Hero trooper on mend after being dragged - Boston Herald
• MGH to buy registry land - Beacon Hill Times

April 5, 2004

• Troopers help newborn make his debut - Boston Globe
• Staties pull out stops to help deliver baby - Boston Herald
• State Troopers Deliver Baby - Associated Press
• BI regroups its research to maximize efficiency - Boston Business Journal
• Universal care bid back - Boston Herald
• First, get a second opinion - Baltimore Sun

April 4, 2004

• The Quest to Forget - New York Times Magazine
• Learning the lessons of sun safety - New Bedford Standard Times
• Transplant seeker's wait eternal - New Bedford Standard Times
• Heading offshore - Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and Chronicle
• Longtime CEO leaves Caritas Health Care - Boston Globe

April 2, 2004

• Pain study points to a mirror image - Boston Globe
• Nerve Damage Can Be Extensive - HealthDay News
• Researchers seek to create a living cell - Wall Street Journal
• Rare surgery zaps man's Tourette's - Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal
• Chamber chooses chair: Importance of sector seen in Partners' Mongan - Boston Herald
• Chamber of Commerce names chairman (scroll down) - Boston Globe
• Hub man pounds pavement to fight obesity - Boston Herald
• Doc's kin want over $10M from estate of his killer - Boston Herald
• Widow sues in slaying of MGH doctor (scroll down) - Boston Globe

April 1, 2004

• Eek! Rats' genetic code similar to humans - Boston Herald
• Creating Memory Loss (choose audio link) - The Connection/National Public Radio
• Downtown businesses scramble to make plans - Boston Globe
• Disrupted businesses plan week vacation - Boston Herald
• Kerry has shoulder surgery - Boston Globe
• Kerry shoulders pain: Doc says surgery went well - Boston Herald
• Kerry has shoulder surgery - New York Times
• Partners chief Mongan named chairman of Boston Chamber - Boston Business Journal (website)
• New drug helps Holden cancer patient beat the odds - The Landmark (Leominster, Mass.)
• Widow of doctor killed at hospital files wrongful death suit - Associated Press
• Mature Mice Can Make New Eggs (scroll down) - Environmental News Network