July 20, 2004

Carolina in the News

Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:

National Coverage

'Disaster' lifestyle gets blame as cholesterol goal is lowered
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A new, grim chapter in the American health story emerged last week: Eat poorly and avoid exercise, and you might become one of nearly 40 million Americans who needs a pill to lower your "bad" cholesterol...."We have to emphasize the right lifestyle," said Dr. Sidney C. Smith, professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina, a former president of the American Heart Association and an author of the report.

State & Local Note

Chancellor James Moeser was interviewed by Jim Heavner on WCHL's The Special Hour this morning. The Special Hour's broadcasts are archived at http://www.wchl1360.com/specialhour.jsp.

State & Local Coverage

Cancer center's pluses touted
The News & Observer
UNC Health Care System's long-planned, $180 million cancer hospital, which won funding approval from state lawmakers over the weekend, will create nearly 1,400 new jobs by the time it's up and running in 2010.

UNC receives legislative bounty
The Chapel Hill Herald
The UNC system asked the General Assembly to fund two capital projects this summer....After two years without success, UNC Chapel Hill finally recorded the legislative victory it wanted, scoring $180 million in public funding for a new cancer hospital.

Cancer center will be a boon (Letter to the Editor)
The Chapel Hill Herald
On behalf of UNC Health Care, I want to express our gratitude to the North Carolina General Assembly, especially House Speakers Richard Morgan and Jim Black, Rep. Joe Hackney, Senate President Pro Tempore Marc Basnight and Sen. Tony Rand....William L. Roper, CEO, UNC Health Care System

The Gloves Come Off
The Winston-Salem Journal
For much of the last year, the six Republicans running for governor kept their campaigns cordial...."The governor's race on the Republican side was unusually quiet and lacked intensity," said Ferrel Guillory, the director of the Program on Southern Politics, Media and Public Life at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

New Procedure Treats Aortic Aneurysms Without Major Surgery
WRAL-TV (CBS, Raleigh)
In the United States each year, about 21,000 people learn they have a potentially fatal condition even though they feel fine...."Now, with this procedure, they're in and out of the hospital within 24 to 36 hours," said Dr. Mark Farber of University of North Carolina Hospitals.

Inspire plans $90M stock offering
Triangle Business Journal
Durham-based Inspire Pharmaceuticals is planning to offer 6 million shares of its stock in a public offering worth about $90 million.
Note: Inspire is a UNC spin-off company.

Issues & Trends

Fiscally reckless in Raleigh (Editorial)
Shelby Star
Your legislative leaders in Raleigh apparently don't trust you....Your state lawmakers want to borrow $463 million over the next couple of years to build a cancer hospital at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a cardiovascular hospital at East Carolina University in Greenville, some capital projects at other hospitals, some land around military bases and new juvenile prisons.

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