MGH In The News - August 2006

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August 31, 2006

• Hospital CEOs join the $1m club - Boston Globe
• A Better Breakfast Can Boost a Child's Brainpower - National Public Radio
• MIT, MGH on AARP's best-places list - Boston Business Journal
• Survey: For those 50 and older, MIT a top workplace (scroll down) - Boston Globe
• Francona: Reports on Ortiz are encouraging - Boston Globe
• Good news for Papi - Sources say Ortiz passes heart tests, out of hospital - Boston Herald

August 30, 2006

• Skin lightening products - WHDH-TV, Ch. 7
• Cigarettes pack more nicotine - Boston Globe
• Stroke experts just a TV screen away from ER - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
• AARP: Firms in retirement denial: No plan for baby boomer replacement - Boston Herald
• Two from state on AARP list as friendly to aging: Mass. General, MIT 'ahead of the curve' - The Patriot Ledger
• State council backs stem cell rules - Boston Globe
• Ortiz to stay in hospital until Thursday - Associated Press
• Playing it safe: Ortiz sent to MGH for more cardiac tests - Boston Globe
• Fibrillation wouldn't threaten career - Boston Globe
• Sox careful with Papi - Slugger flies to Hub for more heart test - Boston Herald
• Caution urged in diagnosing Ortiz: MDs wait for tests - Boston Herald
• Slugger Undergoing Tests At Mass General - WCVB-TV, Ch. 5
• Ortiz's ailment likely benign, say doctors - Providence Journal
• Heart of the matter Oritz's suspected condition not easy for athletes to overcome - Lawrence (Mass.) Eagle Tribune
• Yanks worry for Papi - New York Daily News
• Lester on his back (scroll down) - Boston Herald

August 28, 2006

• FDA to take a harder look at custom blending of drugs - Boston Globe
• Technology Lets Parents Track Kids' Every Move (also choose audio link) - NPR Morning Edition

August 28, 2006

• Age-Linked Vision Loss May Depend on Genes - HealthDay News
• First on the beam - Boston Globe
• Laser Helps Repair Damaged Vocal Cords (also choose video link) - WCVB-TV, Ch. 5

August 27, 2006

• Laser breakthrough lets stars sing again - The Sunday Times (London, UK)
• Kingston man takes on challenging year off - Boston Globe

August 26, 2006

• Rested Ortiz set for some healthy cuts - Boston Globe
• Straight man claims sex bias - The Patriot Ledger

August 25, 2006

• Dehydration, being "stressed out" sent Ortiz to hospital - Associated Press
• Heart issue landed Papi in hospital - Boston Herald
• Caritas Christi hires strategic adviser - Boston Globe

August 24, 2006

• Anti-Smoking Drug (scroll down to video link) - WLVI-TV, Ch. 56
• Walk of Hope to benefit ALS - Wakefield (Mass.) Observer
• Walk for ALS (scroll down) - Boston Globe
• Hospitals Create Areas for Muslim Prayer - Beliefnet.com

August 22, 2006

• Immune system's HIV troubles discovered - United Press International

August 21, 2006

• AIDS Epidemic Mystery Solved? (also choose video link) - CBS Evening News
• HIV 'switches off' immune cells - BBC News
• Immune System Might Be Revived To Fight AIDS, Studies Say - Wall Street Journal (subscription only)
• How HIV 'burns out' the human immune system - New Scientist
• HIV Turns Off Immune Cells - Scientific American.com
• HIV Inactivates Attacking T-Cells - MedPage Today
• Science is in the bones for dad, daughter - Boston Globe
• CVS raises $2.1M for ALS research - Providence Business News

August 20, 2006

• Our Viennese friend - Boston Globe
• Giving unproven drugs to terminal patients won't save lives in the end - The Times (London, U.K.)
• Mosquito virus sweeping India unlikely here - Boston Herald
• Transplant put on hold: Woman who had agreed to give her organ has issues of her own - MetroWest Daily News
• Delay of game for Stuart - Boston Globe
• 'Network' helps with teen boy's cancer - Bradenton (Fla.) Herald

August 19, 2006

• Kennedy pushing hospital-union talks - Boston Globe
• U of L picks dean for med school - Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Journal

August 18, 2006

• FDA develops new drug keep body fat off of HIV patients - WNDU-TV (South Bend, Ind.)
• Researchers seek 'healthy' HIV group (scroll down) - Baltimore Sun

August 17, 2006

• AIDS Study Focuses on 'Elite Controllers' - Washington Post
• Researchers Aim to Study People Whose Bodies Block HIV's Effect - Wall Street Journal
• Common thread sought where HIV is undetectable - San Francisco Chronicle
• Drugs that treat AIDS may spur prevention pill - Boston Globe
• Elite squad of scientists eye DNA in autism mystery - Boston Herald
• Cambridge doctors are devoted to each other and the homeless - Cambridge Chronicle
• OUR VIEW: Health care based on price - The Patriot Ledger

August 16, 2006

• Rock's Best Laser Light Show Is in Steven Tyler's Throat - Wall Street Journal (subscription only)
• Scientists to study genes of small group of HIV patients who don't get sick - Canadian Press
• AIDS immunity under the microscope - Toronto Globe and Mail
• "Elite" HIV patients mystify doctors - Reuters
• Small victories feature at AIDS conference - Reuters
• Bid to solve riddle of 'natural resistance' to HIV - New Scientist
• Nurses fans of life on the road: Travel spices up profession - Boston Herald
• After the Diagnosis: Managing Parkinson's Disease - ITP Business

August 14, 2006

• Transplant device keeps heart beating - Boston Globe
• Making way for the future - Baltimore Sun
• Diverse Groups Helped by AA, Other Meetings - Health News Digest
• Large bodies are a growing problem among Indiana residents - South Bend (Ind.) Tribune

August 13, 2006

• HIV Regimen With Fourth Drug Added Doesn't Improve Treatment - Bloomberg News
• Bad Vibrations? Ultrasound disturbs mouse brains - Science News
• Robert clan will walk for cure - Worcester Telegram & Gazette

August 11, 2006

• Hair removal system claims litigated - MetroWest Daily News
• Palomar Medical lawsuit charges Candela with patent infringement - Boston Business Journal
• Journal Has Docs Disclose Conflict - Harvard Crimson

August 10, 2006

• Weight risk on the rise for infants - Boston Globe
• Study: Mass. tots tubbier - Boston Herald
• Genetic test aids lung cancer fight - Boston Globe
• New Study: Genome Project & Lung Cancer (choose audio link) - WBUR Radio
• Two-pronged approach best for hair-pulling disorder - Reuters Health
• Local student uses summer for cancer research - Marblehead Reporter
• Beaming in on a deadly disease - The Guardian (U.K.)
• Doctor: Lyme Disease cases spiking - Westwood Press
• Riley speaks at Isis Maternity - Medford Transcript
• Bruschi has surgery on wrist - Boston Globe
• Bruschi braces for yet another miracle return - Boston Herald
• Breed law could be barking up wrong tree - Fall River Herald News

August 9, 2006

• Mass. infants growing more overweight - Associated Press
• EGFR Mutations Linked to Gastrointestinal Cancers - Reuters Health
• Not a pleasant image - Toledo (Ohio) Blade

August 8, 2006

• Some seek to lift veil on research funding - Boston Globe
• Gene's cancer role is identified - United Press International
• Genetic Test for Diabetes May Gauge Risk, but Is the Risk Worth Knowing? - New York Times (David Altshuler is an MGH physician-researcher)
• Ultrasound affects mouse brains: study - Reuters
• Cleveland Clinic Defends Gift From a Vendor - Wall Street Journal (subscribers only)

August 7, 2006

• Mass. General benefits from unusual ad campaign - Boston Globe
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• Chinese herb may yield drug for AIDS - Boston Globe

August 6, 2006

• Nonprofits being pressed for payments - Boston Globe (Globe North edition)
• Boards have sought candidate's input (scroll down) - Boston Globe
• Rarick plays despite break - Boston Herald
• Scared to Death - Boston Globe Magazine

August 5, 2006

• Hospitals move to boost skilled minority workers - Boston Globe
• Partners HealthCare gets lift from $186m payment (scroll down) - Boston Globe

August 4, 2006

• Jason Varitek undergoes arthroscopic knee surgery - Red Sox.com/Sports Network
• 'Successful' surgery (scroll down) - Boston Herald

August 3, 2006

• Strattera seen effective for ADHD over 2 years - Reuters Health
• Northstar testing anti-depression implant - United Press International
• With Time Running Out, Some Gain a Reprieve - HealthDay News
• Study: U.S. healthcare needs revision - United Press International
• New drug that could prevent breast cancer starts trial - Vancouver Sun

August 2, 2006

• Handful of ailments tied to intestinal bleeding - USA Today
• Fat-cholesterol cell regulator identified - United Press International
• Old age a risk factor for brain hemorrhage - United Press International
• Ravens President Answers the Call to Help a Friend - Washington Post

August 1, 2006

• Procedure Uses Plasma To Rejuvenate Skin (also choose video link) - WCVB-TV, Ch. 5
• Woman collapses, dies at Fenway Park (scroll down to video link) - New England Cable News
• Organ Transplants Without Life on Medication - Voice of America News
• Dr. Emad Eskandar Recieves Physician-Scientist Early Career Award (scroll down to page 12) - Nahant Harbor Review
• US specialists to speak at regional autism confab - Phillippines Daily Inquirer