MGH In The News - April 2006

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April 30, 2006

• New CT scanners offer faster diagnosis - Boston Globe
• Kisspeptin a key player in puberty - Chicago Tribune

April 28, 2006

• Progress in regenerating inner-ear hair - United Press International
• Kids get royal treatment as beauty queen visits hospital - Boston Herald
• HMS Initiative Aids Reservation - Harvard Crimson

April 27, 2006

• Doctors: New medical errors plan goes too far - The Patriot Ledger
• Tattoos made of 'disappearing' ink - New Scientist
• Mad cow protein found to have a sane side - Harvard Gazette
• Angels in the infield - and the marathon - Wakefield Observer
• How to deal with high conflict families - West Roxbury/Roslindale Transcript
• Baucus announces $150k grant for Fort Peck tribes - Associated Press

April 26, 2006

• Cooling Techniques Help Save Heart Attack Patients (also choose video link, under picture) - WCVB-TV, Ch. 5
• Xu: 'Big picture' always in focus - USA Today

April 25, 2006

• Stem cell find (scroll down) - Hartford Courant
• Studies Find Elusive Key to Cell Fate in Embryo (Bradley Bernstein is an MGH researcher) - New York Times
• Stroke damage may lead to heart attack - United Press International
• Brain Images Link Strokes to Heart Damage - MedPage Today
• Enbrel Decreases Inflammatory Markers in Metabolic Syndrome - MedPage Today
• Neely gives double boost to Tufts Medical Center - Boston Globe

April 24, 2006

• Drug May Fight Metabolic Syndrome - HealthDay News
• Researchers Make Stem Cell Find - Harvard Crimson
• Pregnancy after transplant - Worcester Telegram and Gazette
• Domenici-Bingaman bacon nets state high 'pork' rating - New Mexico Business Weekly

April 22, 2006

• MEDICINE: Achooooo! Adult sufferers find allergies nothing to sneeze at - The Patriot Ledger
• Woman seeking transplant switches hospitals - MetroWest Daily News

April 21, 2006

• Sense of Security May Be False with Tried and True Anti-inflammatories - HMS Focus
• Discovery of Calcium Channel Protein Illuminates T Cell Signaling - HMS Focus
• Introduction to the Profession: Entering Students Take the Plunge - HMS Focus

April 20, 2006

• Mumps cases continue to emerge in Midwest (scroll down, choose video link) - New England Cable News
• Two science initiative appointments announced - Harvard Gazette
• A sense of compassion - Springfield (Mass.) Republican
• Warning: Coconuts falling - Scripps Howard News Service

April 19, 2006

• State OK's medical scanners, renews cost debate - Boston Globe

April 18, 2006

• Deep wounds fester from horror inflicted by the Khmer Rouge - Boston Globe
• Bruschi Recalls Scariest Moment Of His Life - WCVB-TV, Ch. 5
• Building a better tattoo - Laser Focus World

April 17, 2006

• Runners who don't train well can have marathon of miseries - Boston Globe
• Inspiration runs rampant - thanks to a brave girl - Boston Herald
• Not Always 'the Happiest Time' - Newsweek
• Real-Life Answers - Newsweek

April 16, 2006

• So near, and yet so far from ER - Boston Globe (City Weekly edition)
• Hospital balks at transplanting kidney found through media plea - MetroWest Daily News
• Danvers high on tech scale - Boston Globe (Globe North edition)
• 'Never-ending need' for reading teachers - Dallas (Texas) Morning News

April 15, 2006

• Wives looking to raise awareness - RedSox.com/MLB.com
• An uphill battle - Selma (Ala.) Times-Journal

April 14, 2006

• Mass. health plan seems unlikely to be US model - Boston Globe

April 13, 2006

• New Laser Targets Fat - Ivanhoe Newswire
• Hospital possible on Endicott Street - Danvers Herald
• Hospital's Cancer Awareness Day is May 6 - Concord (Mass.) Journal

April 12, 2006

• Med school drug pushers - Boston Phoenix
• Estrogen Alone Does Not Boost Risk of Breast Cancer - Washington Post
• States must play doctor: Harvard report says Feds can't operate (David Blumenthal is an MGH physician) - Boston Herald
• Warfarin Often Unsuitable for Elderly With Atrial Fibrillation - Reuters Health
• One key to achieving fitness is staying motivated - Scripps Howard News Service
• A Healer Drawn Home to Congo - Washington Post
• Boynton has surgery (scroll down) - Boston Globe

April 11, 2006

• Bacteria, plants could help modernize flu shots - Reuters
• The Face of OCD (Michael Jenike is an MGH physician) - ABC News/Good Morning America
• Healthy food for children and teens - Toledo (Ohio) Blade
• Tanabe has surgery (scroll down) - Boston Globe
• Hospital program pairing lawyers with doctors to expand - Associated Press

April 10, 2006

• Hope over laser 'that melts fat' - BBC News (U.K.)
• Anti-fat laser could treat heart disease - The Independent (U.K.)
• Fat-busting laser revolutionises treatment for acne and cellulite - The Times (U.K.)
• Fat Melting Laser May Treat Cellulite, Heart Disease And Acne - Medical News Today
• I have a minor problem with my knees (scroll down) - Fort Worth Star Telegram

April 8, 2006

• Will ADHD Patch Mean More Over-Prescribed Kids? - ABC News.com

April 7, 2006

• Ped Med: ADHD drugs subject to misuse - United Press International
• A run for the money - Boston Globe
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April 6, 2006

• Calcium May Lessen Stroke's Toll - HealthDay News
• Initial report clears Parexel - Boston Globe
• Hopkins assailed for tie to product - Baltimore Sun
• Threads of hope in the hospital - Boston Globe
• City awaits report on fatal collapse - Boston Globe

April 5, 2006

• Health legislation puts emphasis on pay for performance - Boston Globe
• Lobbyists took in $7.5m on health bill - Boston Globe
• All About C-Sections - Parents.com
• Thinking it through - Boston Globe
• Studies Show Reversal of Type 1 Diabetes in Mice - Diabetes Self-Management

April 4, 2006

• Depression Linked to Approach of Menopause (Lee Cohen is an MGH physician) - Associated Press
• Nearing Menopause? Depression a Risk - WebMD
• Perimenopause May Trigger First-Time Depression - MedPage Today
• Bladders Built in the Lab (Joseph Vacanti is an MGH physician) - Wall Street Journal
• Cancer centers add MRIs to ORs, expand proton therapy - Investors Business Daily
• Food for thought - Daily News Transcript (Waltham, Mass.)
• 3 lives meet untimely end - Boston Herald
• Doctor from Atherton killed in freak accident in Boston - San Jose (Calif.) Mercury-News

April 3, 2006

• Pregnancy and vitamins - WHDH-TV, Ch. 7
• Going the distance in stroke treatment - Boston Globe
• Treating ADD now reduces drug abuse later - Cincinnati Enquirer
• Partners HealthCare to open Danvers facility - Boston Globe
• White Coat Notes/In brief (scroll down) - Boston Globe

April 2, 2006

• Medical spa comes of age: Lasers take aim at pesky tattoos - Boston Herald
• He's Simply Special - Lowell (Mass.) Sun
• Healthcare reform - with a dose of profit - Boston Globe
• Female athletes rebound - Taunton (Mass.) Gazette

April 1, 2006

• He's more than nicked - Boston Globe