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MGH In The News - September 2002

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September 28, 2002

• Partners will keep funding program: Welfare-to-work being cut by feds - Boston Herald
• Hospitals abandon soap and water for faster alcohol rinses - Associated Press
• Other antibiotics work against anthrax - United Press International

September 27, 2002

• MGH liver machine rejuvenates patient - Boston Herald
• Pig teeth tests give taste of the future - New York Daily News
• Mammalian Teeth Regrown in Lab - HMS Focus
• New Center to Focus on Nervous System Repair - HMS Focus

September 26, 2002

• Chilli pepper link to arthritis pain - BBC
• Gene Found That Helps Nerve Cells Survive By Preventing Cell Suicide - Science Daily
• Merged Hospitals Gain Both Power and Critics - New York Times
• Boston team finds way to grow new teeth in lab - Boston Globe

September 25, 2002

• Doctors, nurses raise concerns over smallpox plan - Boston Globe
• Hospital care spending jumps 12% in 2001 - Boston Globe
• Gene Mutations Tied to Kidney Stones, Osteoporosis - Reuters Health
• On Human Terms - Howard Hughes Medical Institute Bulletin

September 24, 2002

• Facing criticism: Cosmetic surgeon sues over postings by a former patient - Boston Globe
• Cosmetic surgeon sues patient for defamation - Associated Press
• Mass. plans vaccination of 20,000 - Boston Globe
• Mass. Eye and Ear patent suit thrown out - Boston Business Journal (website only)

September 23, 2002

• Facing Prostate Cancer, but How? - New York Times
• A Chance to Sleep Through the Night - New York Times

September 22, 2002

• Surge of patients taxes hospital resources - Boston Globe
• Hospitals find Boston area hard-sell for doctors - Boston Globe
• Thomas late out of gate: Surgery slows Bruins goalie - Boston Globe
• FYI - Boston Globe

September 20, 2002

• Study Gives Hope of Preventing Heart Attacks - Reuters
• Closing in on a 'Cure': Student Living Cancer-Free After New Therapy That Holds Promise for Others - ABCNews.Com

September 18, 2002

• Study discounts 'shock wave' heel therapy - USA Today
• Referee Saved By Defibrillator Doing Well - WCVB-TV, Ch. 5
• Race to aid ovarian cancer group - Fall River Herald News
• Plaque-forming enzyme increased in Alzheimer patients - Health and Age.com

September 17, 2002

• Dilemma on Prostate Cancer Treatment Splits Experts - New York Times

September 16, 2002

• Partners crowds rivals: Health care giant grows, along with controversy - Boston Herald
• Vindicated after his death: Doctor cleared of malpractice in clinical trials done 40 years ago - American Medical News
• 11 pills score as candidates for splitting - American Medical News
• Drug discovery overhaul - Financial Times

September 15, 2002

• Patients' pleas for access drive 'boutique practices' - Boston Globe (Globe West)

September 13, 2002

• Setting the proper value on caregiving - Boston Globe
• Enzyme Sheds Light on Alzheimer's - WebMD
• Abicor Anniversary - WBZ-TV, Ch. 4
• Double Transplant Helps Multiple Myeloma Patients (scroll down) - HMS Focus
• MGH Receives Doris Duke Grants for HIV/AIDS Research In South Africa - HMS Focus (scroll down to this item; also see items about promotions and appointments of MGH faculty)

September 12, 2002

• Prostate Cancer Surgery Found to Cut Death Risk - New York Times
• Brady got Jet start into Patriots lore - Boston Globe
• Plaque-Forming Enzyme Rises in Alzheimer's Brains - Reuters Health
  
• Enzyme Linked to Alzheimer's Disease - HealthScout

September 11, 2002

• Novartis sees potential for partnerships - Boston Globe
• Sports can distract, but they don't heal (mention of former MGH physician Tom Durant) - ESPN.com

September 10, 2002

• State HMOs raising rates for seniors - Boston Globe
• Acupuncture as Stroke Medicine? - HealthScout

September 9, 2002

• Cuts end free mental help for many poor - Boston Globe
• Growing New Body Parts - New York Times
• Stress fractures: Trauma of 9/11 lingers for certain groups - and in some way, for all of us - Boston Herald
• Anniversary may be difficult for survivors, children - Boston Herald

September 6, 2002

• Attention Disorder Often Missed or Ignored in Girls - Reuters

September 5, 2002

• Study ties crowded ERs to surgeons' scheduling - Boston Globe
• Doctors Not Sure Why Elders Halt Cholesterol Drugs - Reuters Health

September 4, 2002

• Case of 2nd HIV Infection Documented - Associated Press
• Doctors Warn of 'Superinfection' from AIDS Virus - Reuters
• Case of HIV 'Superinfection' Reported - Reuters Health
• West Nile feared in blood supply (MGH blood donor in video)- MSNBC

September 3, 2002

• Sept. 11: One year after
  Hospitals begin to address shortcomings - Boston Globe
• Sorting Through the Confusion Over Estrogen - New York Times

September 2, 2002

• HIV-positive females face different challenges - Boston Globe

September 1, 2002

• Race to Fill Void in Menopause-Drug Market - New York Times