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June 10, 2004
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina
people and programs cited recently in the media:
International Coverage
Prozac or talk for troubled teens?
International Herald Tribune
Teenagers who visit therapists for help often wonder how useful all that talk about feelings and emotions really is. Many doctors are now asking the same thing...."This provides what I would consider definite, clear-cut evidence for the effectiveness of medication in a segment of the pediatric population for which very little evidence existed, and supports what many psychiatrists have been doing in practice," said Jeffrey Lieberman, a professor of psychiatry and pharmacology at the University of North Carolina.
National Coverage
High tide for beach closings
Christian Science Monitor
Each year tens of millions of people plop onto America's beaches to bask and bake in the sun. But the question they increasingly face is: "Do I dare go into the water?"...But others contend Dr. Boehm's findings may help explain otherwise inexplicably polluted water. "On the Outer Banks [of North Carolina], we have these multimillion dollar houses near beaches, many of them on septic systems," says Rachel Noble, marine biologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Cancer therapy: Wild rides, games and lots of hugs
Atlanta Journal Constitution
The procession of about 10 sleek limousines pulled up to the front gates of Six Flags Over Georgia....Rose Dunaway, one of the medical chaperones and a former nurse in the oncology clinic at the University of North Carolina, said, "You can't help but admire the strength these teenagers have."
Regional Coverage
Step to it
Louisville Courier Journal, KY
Nearly five years after suffering a heart attack at age 44, Bonnie Porter is a dedicated walker....People who are "reasonably active" walk about two to three miles a day or roughly 4,000 to 6,000 steps, said Mark Fenton, program manager at the University of North Carolina Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center and the author of a walking guide.
State & Local Coverage
New center to showcase UNC's research
The Herald-Sun
One of UNC's top medical officials will hang out a new shingle July 1 to start a cutting-edge radiology research center that's expected to bring tens of millions of dollars, more than a dozen highly specialized scientists, a new building and international attention to the Chapel Hill campus....Etta Pisano, chief of breast imaging in the UNC Department of Radiology for the past 15 years and co-leader of the school's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center's breast-cancer program, said she will leave that post July 1 to run the new Biomedical Research Imaging Center.
UNC outreach includes Orange County (Letter to the Editor)
The Chapel Hill Herald
Regarding the June 2 editorial about my "Carolina Connects" tour of North Carolina, I am disappointed that the writer made incorrect assumptions about our outreach plans and overlooked other recent activities....James Moeser, Chancellor, UNC Chapel Hill
Eating disorder program seeks lasting cure
The Herald-Sun
When a young girl fighting for survival against anorexia had to be flown from a hospital in North Carolina to New York to receive treatment, state legislators and concerned citizens decided North Carolina needed to do more to fight the life-threatening disease....Eight years later, the UNC Department of Psychiatry and the School of Medicine have established an eating disorder treatment, training and research program. Its leader, Cynthia Bulik, holds the nation's only endowed professorship in eating disorders.
Duke plans information drive
The News & Observer
Duke University will expand efforts to inform the public about an unusual research proposal that would use a blood substitute on some trauma patients without their consent, after a medical ethicist raised questions about the study and few people showed up at public meetings about the subject....The phone line, Web site and opt-out wristband are all strategies used in other cities where the study is being considered that were also suggested by Nancy King, a professor of social medicine at the University of North Carolina Medical School.
Issues & Trends
N.C. House panel wants out-of-state enrollment cap at 18 percent
N.C. Associated Press
The University of North Carolina system would have to keep its out-of-state enrollment cap at 18 percent if some House members get their way.
Two 'No' votes anger Warner
The Fayetteville Observer
State Rep. Alex Warner is angry because two Cumberland County lawmakers voted against his proposal to limit the number of out-of-state students who can enroll at state universities.
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