MGH In The News - September 2004

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September 30, 2004

• Hospital plan doesn't satisfy: Critics pressing for emergency services - Boston Globe

September 29, 2004

• Patients' kin may watch life-and-death dramas - Boston Globe
• Pact to speed Navy Yard plans - Boston Globe

September 28, 2004

• High-tech images open window into the skull - Boston Globe
• Rush for medical scans raises concerns on cost - Boston Globe
• Brain surgery: A close call (Gregory Sorensen is an MGH radiologist) - Boston Globe
• 'Genius' has its $500,000 MacArthur awards - Boston Globe
• Big bucks for those thinking outside the box - Baltimore Sun
• MacArthur Foundation Gives $500,000 'Genius Awards' to 23 - New York Times
• MacArthur Foundation awards 'genius grants - Associated Press
• Three Win 'Genius Grant' Award - The M.I.T. Tech
• 3 Mass. Residents Win 'Genius Grants - WCVB-TV, Ch 5
• Three from Hub awarded 'genius grants' - Boston Herald
• Researcher Vamsi Mootha Awarded MacArthur Fellowship - IndoLink
• MRI finds early signs of disease - Boston Globe

September 27, 2004

• Writing can be compulsive - Baltimore Sun
• Sister To Receive Parts Of Lungs From Siblings - Associated Press

September 24, 2004

• Woman Regains Fertility after Transplant (choose audio link) - National Public Radio
• Sox reliever throws $40G strike against ALS - Boston Herald

September 23, 2004

• Heart Patient Heads To Fenway (also choose video link) - WCVB-TV, Ch. 5
• Breast Cancer Associated With Melanoma Risk, And Vice Versa - Reuters Health
• Appetite hormone restores fertility - Harvard Gazette

September 22, 2004

• Fallon receives Durant Fellowship; has event Friday - Winchester (Mass.) Star
• Cardiologist advises preventive maintenance for a normal heart - Manila (Philippines) Bulletin

September 21, 2004

• Frozen shoulder: early treatment is key - Wall Street Journal (Associated Press)
• Questions arise on link between antidepressants and suicidal children - MetroWest Daily News
• Human cells produce morphine - The Scientist

September 20, 2004

• US eyes limits on AIDS education - Boston Globe
• And in ceremonies held earlier . . . (scroll down) - Boston Globe

September 17, 2004

• Establishing expertise in a little-known body area - Boston Business Journal
• Imaging Method Reveals Which Mice Develop Type 1 Diabetes - HMS Focus

September 15, 2004

• Beer matches red wine for health benefits, experts say - Vancouver (Canada) Sun

September 14, 2004

• Hospices widen care services - Boston Globe
• Mammogram Study Reveals Follow-Up Failure - HealthTalk (Canada)

September 13, 2004

• Pinpointing cancer fight - USA Today
• Many Women Get First Mammogram, Delay Further Ones - Reuters Health
• Most Women Start Annual Mammograms by Age 40 - HealthDay News
• 6 of 10 Women Get 1st Mammogram by Age 40 - Web MD

September 12, 2004

• Against types: Personality tests are everywhere - Boston Globe
• Tests aim to prevent, not treat, heart problems - Fitchburg Sentinel & Enterprise

September 11, 2004

• 'Treating' shortness is the height of arrogance - Durham (N.C.) Herald-Sun

September 10, 2004

• Loss of income, adult ADHD linked - Newsday (N.Y.)
• Funds go to fight against diabetes - Los Angeles Daily News

September 9, 2004

• Obesity Drug Guidance Must Include Kids - Reuters
• ADHD Costs Americans $77 Billion in Lost Income - Reuters
• Adult ADHD Costs Billions in Lost Income - HealthDay News
• Are you an adult with ADHD? - MSNBC

September 8, 2004

• Docs hope Clinton woes serve as warning - Boston Herald
• Doctor offers 'concierge' care - Danbury (Ct.) News Times
• Make way for 'Duck Lady' show - Boston Herald

September 7, 2004

• Humanitarian calling leads nurse to Sudan - Boston Globe
• When love isn't enough: Without connections, Vermont woman died waiting for lung transplant - Boston Globe
• Price becoming factor in cancer treatments - Wall Street Journal
• Height Not Crucial for Child's Well-Being (choose audio link) - National Public Radio

September 6, 2004

• Clinton Awaits Heart Bypass Surgery - Washington Post
• Hospitals' obesity binge - Boston Business Journal
• Nitric oxide helps in right-sided heart attack - Health and Age.com

September 4, 2004

• FDA considers ethics of child stimulant tests - Associated Press

September 3, 2004

• Action Uncovered in Mutant Protein's Link to Nerve Cell Death in ALS - HSM Focus

September 2, 2004

• Older breast cancer patients are urged to avoid radiation - Boston Globe
• Age may figure in radiation therapy - USA Today
• A different treatment - Newsday
• Radiation of little benefit for breast cancer in aged - Baltimore Sun
• Radiation for breast cancer not always best - Toronto Globe and Mail
• Older women may skip radiation to prevent breast cancer relapse - Canadian Broadcasting Company
• Radiation after lumpectomy unneeded in older women - CancerFacts.com
• What's New in School: Beating the Bug (also choose video link) - WHDH-TV, Ch. 7
• HealthBeat Wrap: Heart Attacks, Contact Lenses, Diabetes - WCBV-TV, Ch 5

September 1, 2004

• Studies: Radiation Not for All With Cancer - Associated Press
• Studies Examine Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy - Reuters
• Radiation Not Always Needed for Breast Cancer - HeathDay News