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MGH In The News - December 2003

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December 31, 2003

• Heart Bypass Surgery Method Assessed - Associated Press
• Problem Surfaces with 'Off-Pump' Coronary Bypass - Reuters Health
• Off-Pump Bypass Surgery Not for Everyone - HealthDay News
• In mix-up, blank death certificate cited - Boston Globe
• Botched body identification stuns, angers victim's family - Boston Herald
• Iranians Flee Quake-Devastated City: Death Toll May Reach 50,000; U.S. Relief Workers Draw Notice - Washington Post
• U.S. medics join Iran quake effort - CNN

December 30, 2003

• Wrong fire victim declared dead - Boston Herald
• Mistaken fire death ID shakes 2 families
  Survivor confused with the victim - Boston Globe
• New England medics land in Iran - Boston Herald
• U.S. doctors join Iran quake effort:
  Team brings first direct American assistance in decades- MSNBC
  
• From Old Cars to Cartilage - New York Times
• Song in his heart
  Violinist takes up his bow for research dollars - Richmond Times-Dispatch

December 29, 2003

• Fire survivor, believed dead, surfaces in hospital - Associated Press
• Century-old training program ends at hospital - Milford (Mass.) Daily News
• Finally caging Cory's tiger - Providence Journal

December 28, 2003

• Boston medical workers aid Iran quake victims - Boston Globe
• Mark Patinkin: The lump was in the center of his chest - Providence Journal
• Legislators push for VA unit - Boston Globe
• Second-chance points: Kidney transplant from mother gives Nantucket's Ferreira another shot at basketball -- and life - Boston Globe

December 27, 2003

• U.S. Rescue Teams, Doctors Head to Iran - Associated Press

December 26, 2003

• At MGH, striking a critical balance
  Tough calls as doctors ration proton therapy - Boston Globe

December 25, 2003

• Home health care nurses in short supply - Boston Globe

December 23, 2003

• Quitting smoking is still hard to do - Boston Globe

December 22, 2003

• The Station Fire:The Legacy - Providence Journal

December 21, 2003

• Canaries in the mine: Evidence of chemical effects on kids mounts - Scripps-Howard News Service

December 20, 2003

• Partners reports operating shortfall - Boston Globe
• Partners' operating income takes dive - Boston Herald
• Girl fighting rare allergic reaction - Patriot Ledger
• Girl still critical - Old Colony Memorial (Plymouth, Mass.)

December 19, 2003

• Making End of Life Decisions (choose audio link "States of Being") - National Public Radio
• Security plans for July emerge - Boston Globe
• Medical error kills Hopkins cancer patient - Baltimore Sun
• Reshaping Medicare: Winners And Losers - InteliHealth

December 18, 2003

• Platelet chair - WBZ-TV, Ch. 4
• HIV Monitor - Technology Review

December 17, 2003

• Flu forces Bay State ERs to divert patients - Boston Herald
• Shaken baby faces bleak prospects - Brockton (Mass.) Enterprise
• Arab Health to host first dedicated Mid East summit on women's health - AME Info (United Arab Emirates)
• Flu vaccine hard to catch - Newton (Mass.) Tab
• Town is out of flu vaccine - Braintree (Mass.) Forum
• First grader fights for life - Old Colony Memorial (Plymouth, Mass.)

December 16, 2003

• Some epilepsy specialists see surgery as a first option - Boston Globe
• Alzheimer researchers finding new promise in old drug - Chicago Tribune
• Alzheimer's hope after drugs trial - Edinburgh Evening News (Scotland)
• Writer's block sign of deeper problems (Alice Flaherty, MD, is an MGH neurologist) - Boston Globe
• Powell has prostate cancer surgery - Boston Globe
• ER's, clinics seeing flu surge: At MGH, more than 200 cases confirmed - Boston Globe
• Docs warn flu outbreak could jam Bay State ERs - Boston Herald

December 15, 2003

• Stroke May Boost Alzheimer's Risk - HealthDay News
• FluMist To the Rescue - Washington Post
• Newton-Wellesley remains healthy three years running - Boston Business Journal

December 14, 2003

• Making sure hospitals measure up: Database to publicly rate performance - Boston Herald

December 13, 2003

• Flu victims flock to docs - Boston Herald
• Searching for clues to help a community - Lowell Sun
• New skateboard park may help bridge gaps - Boston Globe

December 12, 2003

• Killer bug rocks Bay State: Docs probe for cause of teen's death - Boston Herald
• Flu fear: Virus spread across state, nation - Boston Herald
• Flu vaccine rationed as need grows - Boston Globe
• Finneran recuperating after hip replacement - Boston Herald
• Sox to visit MGH lab (scroll down to "Drive for five") - Boston Globe
• Experts Go Global with Telemedicine - HMS Focus
• Brain Regions May Sap or Spur Creativity - HMS Focus

December 11, 2003

• Sustiva + Combivir First Choice for HIV - Web MD
• Anti-HIV 'cocktail' decided - USA Today
• Three Drugs Work Best Against AIDS in Study - Washington Post
• Study: Simpler Drug Regime More Effective for HIV (choose audio link) - National Public Radio
• Scientists hail a stem cell experiment - Boston Globe
• Breakthrough may help solve puzzle of male infertility - Boston Herald
• Flu kills teen: Fatal virus suspected - Boston Herald
• College student dies as flu rises - Boston Globe
• Flu Kills Bay State College Student - WCVB-TV, Ch. 5

December 10, 2003

• Three-Drug Combo to Fight AIDS Praised - Associated Press
• Researchers ID Most Effective HIV Drugs - HealthDay News
• U.S. Study Finds 'Best' AIDS Cocktail - Reuters
• One HAART regimen may be best for first-line HIV therapy - Reuters Health
• Scientists hail a stem cell experiment - Boston Globe
• Stem Cells Used to Create Fertile Sperm in Mice - Reuters
• Flu Fears - WCVB-TV, Ch. 7
• College student dies from flu; strain of virus being tested - Associated Press
• Caravan cranks up (scroll down) - Boston Globe

December 9, 2003

• ADHD an illness that you don't outgrow - Wall Street Journal
• Alcoholism treatment connecting with males -Boston Herald
• A doctor tried her best to be a good patient - Boston Globe
• Snow$torm costs blow out budgets - Boston Herald
• Storm gives birth to miracle - Boston Herald
• Survey: Mass. losing anchor companies -Boston Globe
• Modified Pig Kidneys Keep Monkeys Alive - BetterHumans.com
• Events since the Feb. 20 blaze at The Station nightclub - Associated Press
• Fabric Place kicks off holiday hat drive (scroll down) - Newton Tab

December 8, 2003

• Relief That May Be Too Risky - Newsweek International
• Engineered pig organs survive in monkeys -Nature.com
• Bone Marrow Cells Can Repair Damaged Heart - Pakistan News Tribune

December 7, 2003

• Doctors in Hub practice caution - Boston Globe
• A lesson in thankfulness - North Shore Sunday (Lynn, Mass.)
• Do we add lookism to our list of biases? - Delaware County (Penn.) Times

December 6, 2003

• Tufts-NEMC hires Zane to be chief - Boston Globe
• Tufts-NEMC picks new chief -Boston Herald
• Plan urges $1b VA hospital in Hub - Boston Globe

December 4, 2003

• Gentle Giants - Healthology/ABC News.com
• Hospital wins prestigious Magnet status -Winchester (Mass.) Star
• Commuter programs work at Harvard - Harvard Gazett e
• Pancreas Transplant for Diabetics - Ivanhoe Newswire

December 3, 2003

• Pancreas Transplant in Diabetics Can Be Risky - Reuters Health
  (David M. Nathan is director of the MGH Diabetes Center)
  
• Defense portrays killer's troubles - Boston Globe

December 2, 2003

• Working the odds: The field of genetic counseling is booming - Boston Globe
• Autism study finds no link to vaccines, environment - Boston Herald

December 1, 2003

• Why So Many Of Us Are Getting Diabetes - Time Magazine
• To Save the Stricken Brain - Newsweek
• Unraveling the Secrets of the Cell - Newsweek
• Special Canines Help Boost Patients Morale at MGH - OnCall
  (Boston Globe medical jobs supplement)
• A priest by turns demanding and timid trod prison's path - Boston Globe
• Diet is key weapon in fight against 4 common disease - Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal