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MGH In The News - November 2002

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November 28, 2002

• A legacy for heroes - Boston Globe
• Docs report AIDS setback: Hub patient's reinfection suggests flaw in vaccine - Boston Herald

• Dr. Priscilla Dienes Taft, 85 - Boston Globe

• Local group seeks to curb underage drinking - Boston Globe (Globe North)

• On Bruins' cutting edge - Boston Globe

• Doctors set to transplant faces from dead to the living - The Independent (UK)

November 27, 2002

• Twice-Infected HIV Patient Offers Vaccine Lesson - Reuters Health
• `Let's get out of here': Sixty years haven't diminished horror of Cocoanut Grove fire - Boston Herald

November 26, 2002

• A Web sites keep alive the memory, lessons of Hub's Cocoanut Grove fire - Boston Herald
• Expert Probes Soaring Prescription Drug Prices - WCVB-TV, Ch. 5
• Study: Music Improves Chicken Moods - Discovery News

November 25, 2002

• Use of drug soars despite controversy - Boston Globe
• Americans Turn To Nonsurgical Face-Lifts - WCVB-TV, Ch. 5
• How to Lift The Mind - Newsweek

November 24, 2002

• An ally to help the vulnerable battle breast cancer - Boston Globe (Globe North)

November 23, 2002

• Hospitals Trim Care for Those Dying - Associated Press

November 22, 2002

• Care for the dying - Boston Globe (letter)
• Worms Teach Lesson on Mechanism of Fungal Infection - HMS Focus
• Program Fills Early Mental Health Needs Among Students - HMS Focus
• Alliance detects a market for full-body imaging product - Boston Business Journal

November 21, 2002

• Vitamin settlement nourishes nonprofits - Boston Herald
• Men's Deep Throat Linked to Sleep Problems - Reuters Health
• Stem cells reduce brain damage - Harvard Gazette

November 19, 2002

• A cheap test that could save your life - what's not to like? - Boston Globe
• Hospital in Lynn makes recovery - Boston Herald
• A Landmark in health care - Providence Journal
• Highlight On Drugs: Preventing Or Treating Influenza - InteliHealth
• Mendenhall blood drive to benefit one tiny Pirate fan - The East Carolinian

November 18, 2002

• Drawing blood, drawing criticism: Red Cross hit on costs, secrecy - Boston Herald
• CDC reports 70 million have arthritis or chronic joint pain - American Medical News
• Abdominal CT Dose Can Be Cut in Half for "Thinner" Patients, A New Study Indicates - Doctor's Guide

November 17, 2002

• Gifts seen effective by drug company reps - Boston Globe
• Potent pot puts new spin on decriminalization debate - Boston Herald
• The Costly Case of the Purple Pill - Boston Globe Magazine

November 15, 2002

• Study will explore digestive ills of autistic children - The Oregonian

November 14, 2002

• New CT Scan - WBZ-TV, Ch. 4
• Ritalin For Toddlers - WBUR Radio/The Connection
• University libraries show off rarities - Harvard Gazette
• Prepared for early arrivals: Newton-Wellesley unveils new nursery for pediatric care - Daily News Tribune

November 13, 2002

• Novartis launches recruiting drive - Boston Globe
• New Policy May Cut Minority Kidney Transplant Wait - Reuters Health
• Get the skinny on skin (scroll down) - Boston Globe

November 12, 2002

• Study: Low-level anthrax exposure not as dangerous - Knight Ridder Newspapers

November 11, 2002

• CDC reports 70 million have arthritis or chronic joint pain - American Medical News

November 10, 2002

• Menopause Without Pills: Rethinking Hot Flashes - New York Times
• A father, a fund and a new life - MetroWest Daily News
• Job explainer: Perfusionist - Boston Globe (BostonWorks)

November 8, 2002

• Blood donors at MGH surf Web in chair - Boston Herald
• Pill to ease memory of trauma envisioned - Boston Globe
• Conference Updates Hormone Replacement Therapy
  - HMS Focus
• Forever Young - Fountain of Youth Pill? - WBZ-TV, Ch. 4
• Patient Support Helps AIDS Treatment - WebMD

November 7, 2002

• For doctors, bonuses for quality care - Boston Globe
• Mass. physician group names CEO - Boston Globe
• Center cancels senior HMO - Boston Globe
• Brain Scans Find Language Center Anomaly in Autism - Reuters Health

November 6, 2002

• Conference to explore pros and cons of hysterectomies - Boston Herald

November 5, 2002

• Research uses cold virus to stir up disease defense - Boston Globe

November 4, 2002

• Emotional extremes - Los Angeles Times
• Penn hospital to limit its care in futile cases - Philadelphia Inquirer

November 3, 2002

• Branching out: In bid to recapture past gains, Draper tries to commercialize services - Boston Globe

November 2, 2002

• Researcher sees hope on autism genes - Boston Globe

November 1, 2002

• Americans May Be More Image-Obsessed Than Germans - Reuters Health
• Making disease gene research go faster - United Press International
• The Prince of Nucleotides - Fortune
• Biotech work force curious as to Novartis' hiring plans - Boston Business Journal
• The whole tooth, and nothing but the tooth - Puget Sound Business Journal