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June 26, 2007
Carolina in the News
Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
International Coverage
Study Says US College Graduates Have Bright Job Outlook
Voice of America
A recent study shows that U.S. employers are planning to hire more new college graduates, including foreign students, this year than 2006. ...Joe George is a May graduate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He says he is still looking for a job as a video coordinator for a college or professional sports team.National Coverage
Diabetes Drug Has Good Results In Long Trial
The Wall Street Journal
Many patients treated with Byetta, a diabetes drug by Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Eli Lilly & Co., were able to maintain good blood-sugar control and also lose weight after three years on the drug, according to a study. ...The study, presented by John Buse, the chief of endocrinology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, involved 217 patients who weren't getting adequate blood-sugar control with other diabetes drugs metformin or sulfonylurea.
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UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jun07/lizardspitbuse062207.htmlGila Monster Spit Could Be a Weight-Loss Hit
HealthDay News
Overweight people with diabetes may not find the Gila monster quite so monstrous anymore, thanks to a new weight-loss drug that mimics a compound in the creature's spit. ..."Overweight and weight gain is an almost universal problem for people with diabetes," lead researcher Dr. John Buse, chief of endocrinology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, said in a prepared statement. Buse is also the ADA's president-elect for medicine and science and will become president in September.
Related link: http://www.health24.com/news/Weight_management_Obesity/1-955,40851.aspAmylin, Lilly Diabetes Drug Helps With Weight Loss
Bloomberg
Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Eli Lilly & Co., the marketers of the diabetes drug Byetta, said the longer patients take the medicine, the more weight they lose. ..."This is fairly revolutionary compared to other drugs,'' said the study's lead author, John Buse, a diabetes specialist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in a telephone interview."Breast cancer and race -- new clues
The Washington Post
Lorie Williams thought for months that she might have a lump in her breast. But when the doctor said it was cancer, she was still stunned. After all, she was just 29 years old, no one in her family had ever had breast cancer, and she had never heard of anyone getting the disease so young. ..."We found an important piece of the puzzle," said Lisa Carey of the University of North Carolina, who led the study. "This indicates that biology is important."
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jun06/breastcancerjama060206.htmRegional Coverage
Riding bikes to work is joyful and healthy
The Telegram & Gazette News (Worcester, Mass.)
Timothy J. McBrayer loves commuting to work — the curving roads, the wind in his face, the hum of the thin tires. ...The University of North Carolina’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center reports that the numbers of bicycling fatalities and injuries have been dropping since the early 1990s. However, the lack of statistics on the number of bike riders, trips and miles ridden makes it difficult to tell if bicycling is actually getting safer.Blogging for freedom in Mubarak's Egypt (Opinion-editorial column)
The Baltimore Sun
As I sat in a dingy Internet cafe in downtown Cairo, waiting for a free computer terminal, I saw an Egyptian youth no older than 18 updating a blog. ...Justin Martin is a U.S. Department of Education foreign language and area studies scholar studying in Cairo and a doctoral student in mass communication at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.State & Local Coverage
Study: Drug derived from lizard saliva helps diabetics
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A substance found in the saliva of the Gila monster can help people with type 2 diabetes control glucose and lose weight, according to a three-year study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.Lizard Spit & Diabetes
WUNC News
Researchers from UNC Chapel Hill have gotten good results in a study of a new diabetes drug. The main ingredient comes from the saliva of Gila Monsters. ...Lead researcher John Buse says many drugs have been synthesized from proteins originally manufactured by reptiles.When should teens be tried as adults?
McClatchy Newspapers
Pamela Senecal knows what can happen to a teenager who makes a rash decision that lands him in trouble with the law. ..."In juvenile court, they're followed much more closely than they would be in the adult courts for the same offense," said Tamar Birckhead, a University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill law professor and one of two faculty supervisors of the UNC Juvenile Justice Clinic, which handles about 100 cases a year.A nation of immigrants
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A UNC-Chapel Hill law professor says immigration history is misunderstood. In a new book, "Americans in Waiting," Hiroshi Motomura points out that for the century and a half leading up to the 1920s, immigrants could vote, buy land and work simply by declaring their intent to become naturalized.4 scholarships for music given
The Chapel Hill Herald
Three instrumentalists and a vocalist are the first recipients of new four-year merit scholarships in music to UNC. The university's first Kenan Music Scholars, 2007 high school graduates who will enroll in UNC this fall, are Cynthia Burton, a violinist from Banner Elk; Jessica Kunttu, a bassoonist from Cary; Daniel Hammond, a horn player from Raleigh; and Lauren Schultes, a soprano from Grosse Pointe, Mich.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/jun07/musicschols062507.htmlCity staff predicts deep cuts if tax goes
The Charlotte Observer
Charlotte's budget director Monday night presented a grim picture of the City Council's options if the half-cent sales tax that pays for it gets repealed by voters in November. ...State law prohibits the use of tax money for political purposes. But it's hard to say that discussing issues on a program is a platform, said David Lawrence, a professor at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Government.Waynesville student explores nursing career
The Mountaineer (Waynesville, N.C.)
Brandon Roberts of Waynesville participated in Nursing Exploration Week, June 17-22, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing. Nursing Exploration Week, a residential program, gives high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to shadow nurses at Triangle-area medical centers to experience situations that nurses encounter during typical workdays.Concert to benefit Waterfowl Museum
The Daily News (Jacksonville)
A fund-raising concert coming to Carteret County next weekend will serenade the public with more than just music. ...Simpson, of the Tony Award-winning Red Clay Ramblers, is director of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill creative writing program. He is also author of the books, "Into the Sound Country" and "Ghost Ship of Diamond Shoals" and a collaborator on the musicals, "Diamond Studs" and "Kudzu."Issues and Trends
Student loan rules get tougher
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
New rules for UNC system financial aid officers ban gifts from lenders and require more transparency in how student loans are handled. ..."We expected something like this would be coming from the U.S. Department of Education anyway, so it helps to have guidance early," said Shirley Ort, director of financial aid for UNC-Chapel Hill.
Related link: http://www.charlotte.com/204/story/174320.htmlThe master of the Senate (Editorial)
The Charlotte Observer
Sen. Tony Rand is not bashful about the role he plays in the state Senate. "I make sure the trains run on time," he told a reporter for the Raleigh News & Observer, who recently profiled him.NC May Require Self-Extinguishing Cigarettes
WNCN-TV (NBC, Raleigh)
State lawmakers are trying to snuff out the large numbers of death and property damage caused by cigarette fires here in North Carolina. ...That was the case 10 years ago in Chapel Hill when a frat house fire on the UNC campus took five lives following a graduation party after officials say a cigarette was improperly discarded.
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