MGH In The News - August 2007

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August 31, 2007

• Intimate Operations: OB-GYN Organization Issues Warning - ABC News
• Robot says: No more dessert for you - Boston Business Journal (subscriber access only)

August 30, 2007

• Middleboro residents apprised of ALS study - New Bedford Standard Times
• Roger undergoes sci-fi treatment to save his life - Hereford (U.K.) Times
• Burning Questions - Newark (N.J.) Star-Ledger
• Pet care takes bigger bite of consumer spending - Michigan Business Review

August 29, 2007

• ALS Patients Find Haven At MGH Clinic - WCVB-TV, Ch 5
• Bupropion doesn't prevent smoking in ADHD patients - Reuters Health
• 6 Embarrassing Pregnancy Symptoms - WebMD
• Absent or Delayed Puberty From Hypogonadism May Be Reversible - MedPage Today
• Hospital hires new president - Nantucket Independent

August 28, 2007

• Thrust into the spotlight - St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times

August 27, 2007

• Preparing your child for preschool - FOX 25 TV
• Continued Statin Use Boosts Post-Stroke Outcomes - HealthDay News
• Guide to healthy eating for diabetics exposes myths - Reuters
• She uses dentistry to help fight abuse - Boston Globe

August 26, 2007

• Dr. Peter Yurchak, master of bedside teaching; at 74 - Boston Globe
• Flesh-eating bacteria fails to stop triathlete - Providence Journal
• From Brazil to BU academy, she's vaulted a world of hurdles - Boston Globe
• Yemeni youth increasingly lured into virtual reality - Yemen Observer

August 25, 2007

• Virtual care, real profit? - Houston Chronicle

August 24, 2007

• Sunscreen - WCVB-TV, Ch. 7
• Regulators Want UVA Ratings on Sunscreens (Hensin Tsao is an MGH physician) - Wall Street Journal
• Can't sleep? It could be your technique - Los Angeles Times
• MGH gets $2M grant to help simulate physical trauma - Boston Business Journal (subscriber access only)
• High-flying North Shore transplant doctor gets $200K research grant - Gloucester Daily Times

August 23, 2007

• Hospital chiefs see modest gains - Boston Globe
• Cell this! Latest in skin care is all in the genes - Boston Globe
• Minimally invasive balloon kyphoplasty helps repair compression fractures - Cape Cod Times

August 22, 2007

• Motorcycle ride will raise money for Juvenile Diabetes - Indianapolis Star
• MGH Institute appoints interim dean - MSN Money
• Jamaican boy on mend after surgery - Daily News Transcript (Norwood, Mass.)
• FARINELLA: Bruschi book delivers message - Attleboro Sun-Chronicle

August 21, 2007

• Schools Strive to Meet Needs of Autistic Students (choose audio link, Margaret Bauman is an MGH physician) - Talk of the Nation/National Public Radio
  
• Doctors Often Miss High Blood Pressure in Kids - HealthDay News
• Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy (link to download podcast of radio program) - Patient Power/Health Radio Network

August 20, 2007

• Looking Past Blood Sugar to Survive With Diabetes - New York Times
  Obesity May Be Only One Piece of Diabetes Puzzle
  
• 'Evolved' Enzyme Has Unique Action - Chemical & Engineering News
• Artificial life likely in three to ten years (Jack Szostak is an MGH scientist)- Associated Press
• Mission of mercy: Nurse off for Bolivia - The Patriot Ledger
• Speed Healing: The Road To Rapid Recovery - The Ledger (Lakeland, Fla.)
• New physician-scientists win Howard Hughes awards - White Coat Notes/Boston.com

August 19, 2007

• State Working To Narrow Ethnic Health Gap - WCVB-TV, Ch. 5

August 18, 2007

• Alien Pizza, Anyone?; Biochemistry may have taken a different turn on other worlds - Science News

August 17, 2007

• Carving a Career in Translational Research - ScienceCareers.org
• Parkinson's is target of annual run - New Bedford Standard-Times
• Golf tourney held to remember Barbara MacDonald, support her son Alan - Rockland Standard

August 15, 2007

• Nursing comes of age: Project helps older practitioners - Boston Herald
• Eating Disorders Are Hitting Middle-Aged Women - WCVB-TV, Ch. 5
• ER backups spur plea to Congress - New England Cable News
• Signs of a Codependent Relationship - WebMD

August 14, 2007

• Paint Problems (Peter Greenspan is an MGH pediatrician) - WHDH TV, Ch. 7
• Rescue Operation - Daily News Transcript (Norwood, Mass.)
• Project HOPE CEO: Volunteer Docs, Nurses Deliver Health, Hope - Cape May (N.J.) County Herald
• Harvard's New Eating Guide Busts Diet Myths for Diabetes - NBC26, (Green Bay, Wis.)

August 13, 2007

• Under suspicion - Boston Globe
• No single remedy fixes psoriasis - CNN.com
• The Color of Health Care: Diagnosing Bias in Doctors - Washington Post

August 12, 2007

• Trainer sees no cause for a pregnant pause - Boston Globe
• How to protect kids from violent video games - San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News

August 11, 2007

• An economic crossroads for Massachusetts - Boston Globe
• Ochsner chief disputes need for new hospital - New Orleans Times-Picayune

August 10, 2007

• Shots assist in aborting fetuses - Boston Globe
• The Big Chill - Science
• Update on Harvard stem cell scientist - White Coat Notes/Boston.com

August 9, 2007

• Doctors Say Americans Overdoing The Caffeine (also choose video link) - WBZ-TV, Ch. 4
• Bone Marrow Restores Fertility After Chemo - HealthDay News
• Track data on health and race, state told - Boston Globe
• Looking Deep, Deep Into Your Genes - On Earth Magazine

August 8, 2007

• New heart failure biomarker found - United Press International
• Michael Kauffman of Epix Pharmaceuticals - New England Cable News

August 6, 2007

• Study: Obesity and pregnancy - New England Cable News
• Fitness plays a key role in battling cancer - Boston Globe
• Overworked? Limiting residents' hours has helped relieve their exhaustion - Boston Globe
• Never giving up hope: Cancer drug results described as "miracle" - Central Maine Morning Sentinal
• It's a kinder cut for patients - USA Today
• Spinoff machines rev up - Boston Globe

August 5, 2007

• Do We Really Need A Law To Protect Fat Workers? - Boston Globe Magazine
• Now it's the tata tattoo - Mail & Guardian (South Africa)

August 3, 2007

• When Worry Hijacks The Brain - Time
• A historical fund-raiser - Portsmouth (N.H.) Herald
• MGH research center to focus on heart arrhythmia and stroke - White Coat Notes/Boston.com

August 2, 2007

• Treatments For Depressed Post-Menopausal Women Studied - WCVB-TV, Ch. 5
• I Am Not a Crab: When Wrinkles Lie - New York Times
• Finding truth behind craze for probiotics - Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Sun News
• The regret-free tattoo could be just around the corner - The Guardian (U.K.)
• Inducted into Nursing Academy (scroll down) - Portsmouth (N.H.) News Herald

August 1, 2007

• Study: Bone marrow can restore fertility - United Press International
• Animal studies confirm bone marrow transplant can help restore fertility - ANI News (India)
• Partners bids for broader personalized medicine - Boston Business Journal
• Giddings presides over her last NCH meeting - Nantucket Independent
• New tattoo ink - WLS-TV, Ch. 7 (Chicago)
• In memory of Mel - Vero Beach (Fla.) Press Journal