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Nov. 27, 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
Breast cancer pain more severe in non-whites
Reuters Health
Results of a study show significant racial differences in the risk of pain associated with advanced breast cancer, with non-whites experiencing poorer pain control than women of other races...The study by Dr. Liana D. Castel of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and colleagues shows that non-Caucasian women are at risk for more pain and greater worsening of pain over the course of this disease, compared with Caucasian women.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/nov07/castelpain112607.htmlNational Coverage
Will Kids Outgrow ADHD?
The Washington Post
New findings that attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder may stem from a developmental delay that children could outgrow, rather than a cognitive deficit, have raised questions for parents of the 4.4 million children diagnosed with the disorder..."It helps present a better, non-stigmatized, biological explanation for why . . . some kids have ADHD symptoms,"said William Coleman, professor of developmental and behavioral pediatrics at the University of North Carolina and chairman of the Committee of Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health at the American Academy of Pediatrics.Grapefruit Effect On Drug Levels Has Sweeter Side
The Wall Street Journal
Many patients know that grapefruit juice doesn't mix with certain popular drugs -- notably cholesterol-busting statins such as Zocor and Lipitor...Another concern is the variation in quality among juice brands. "The actual amount of these active ingredients varies substantially between grapefruit juices and even the same lot," says researcher Paul Watkins from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, who has done research on the grapefruit compounds.Calorie-Laden Holiday Drinks Add to Pounds
"Morning Edition," National Public Radio
On Thanksgiving, you may eat the biggest meal of the year. But if you're concerned about your waistline this holiday season, watch out for what you choose to drink, too..."Adults are drinking 220 calories more per day than they were 30 years ago," says Kiyah Duffey, a nutrition researcher at the University of North Carolina.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/nov07/popkinbev111907.htmlDrug Combos Effective Against Rheumatoid Arthritis
HealthDay News
Combining an older synthetic drug with a newer, "biologic" medication may work best to ease the joint swelling and tenderness of rheumatoid arthritis, a new study finds..."There are no clinically important differences among the older synthetic drugs or among the newer biologic drugs," said lead researcher Dr. Katrina E. Donahue, an assistant professor in the department of family medicine at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/nov07/rhearthritis111907.html100 Ways to Live Forever
Men's Health
In 1991, you started using condoms. Sunscreen followed in '95. And this spring you were wearing a surgical mask when the Toronto Blue Jays visited Fenway. Your policy on life-threatening diseases: maximum protection...Researchers at the University of North Carolina found that regular aspirin consumption cut the risk of coronary heart disease by 28 percent in people who had never had a heart attack or stroke, but were at heightened risk. For maximum impact on your blood pressure, take a low dose just before bed.'Socializing Within Limits'
The Wall Street Journal
In this third entry, four business-school students share thoughts on their social lives at school: How to find time for family and old friends, and deal with all the costume parties? ..."I want to be social, but we have a lot of things going on in our lives. So everything is within limits. Dinners are our primary social activity. Because my wife is pregnant, we're less likely to go out to bars (Jamie Wallis, 32, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina).Like A-Rod, Pros Who Stick Around Need to Win Over Sour Teammates
The Wall Street Journal
Alex Rodriguez may not be your average working stiff, but like most wage earners, he'll still need to smooth over relations with peers now that he's decided to stay with his team...Don't add fuel to the fire, warns Shawn Graham, associate director of the M.B.A. career-management center at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School.State & Local Coverage
Big raise for Butch (Editorial)
The Charlotte Observer
Butch Davis, the UNC Chapel Hill football coach, must be one whale of a motivator. Although his Tar Heel team managed to win only four games this year, including a close one Saturday against perennial ACC doormat Duke, Coach Davis excelled in one key department: He had university administrators so nervous they gave him a big raise and a contract extension to make sure he stays around a few more seasons.One beats 24 (Letter to the Editor)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The educational mission of our universities is being increasingly perverted by the emphasis on, and expense of, big-time sport...Correspondingly, to give UNC-Chapel Hill football coach Butch Davis a raise of $291,000 -- The N&O reports that he "will receive an average of more than $2 million a year" for a first year in which he has won a third of the games -- is outrageous (Christopher Armitage, Bowman and Gordon Gray Professor, Department of English, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill).
Related Links: http://www.newsobserver.com/print/tuesday/opinion/story/794950.html
http://www.newsobserver.com/print/tuesday/opinion/story/794956.htmlNorth Carolina African Americans Must Leverage Their Economic Power
The Wilmington Journal
$60 billion dollars. That’s the projected total economic impact African-Americans in North Carolina will have on the state’s economy by 2009, according to a new report released by researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill last week...Titled, “ The Economic Impact of the African-American Population on the State of North Carolina,” the study was developed by John D. Kasarda and James H. Johnson, Jr., both Kenan Distinguished Professors of Management at UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School.
UNC News Release: http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/nov07/aarelease111307.htmlAIDS Quilt visits the Triangle
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Quilts often bring to mind images of gray-haired Southern women sitting in a circle talking about their lives, sipping sweet tea and sewing...At UNC-CH, more than 15 student organizations joined the N.C. Hillel Foundation for Jewish Campus Life in scheduling a weeklong series of events to raise awareness of HIV (the human immunodeficiency virus) and AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), which HIV causes.
Related Link: http://www.newsobserver.com/1565/story/795427.htmlAmerican Transcendentalism
"The State of Things," WUNC-FM
"Transcendentalism" isn't a term familiar to many people. If you know it at all, it's probably from studying Emerson and Thoreau in high school English class. But, American Transcendentalism was a spiritual shift that powered modern ideas about feminism, freedom, and democracy. Philip Gura, author of "American Transcendentalism: A History" (Hill & Wang/2007), joins host Frank Stasio to take a look at this intellectual movement of the 19th century and its lasting influence on American society (Philip Gura is the William S. Newman distinguished professor of American literature and culture at UNC Chapel Hill).
Note: "The State of Things" is the statewide public affairs program airing live at noon weekdays and rebroadcast at 9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays.RJR drops print ads
The Winston-Salem Journal
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. said yesterday that it will not advertise its cigarette brands in newspapers and consumer magazines next year...“It looks like an extremely clever way to place the brand into a passionate subject for young people,” said John Sweeney, the head of the advertising sequence in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at UNC Chapel Hill.Issues & Trends
VU takes its time in chancellor search
The Tennessean (Nashville, Tenn.)
Vanderbilt University's search for a new chancellor started almost as soon as Gordon Gee announced in July that he would be returning to Ohio State University as its president...The Vanderbilt vacancy may have some competition. The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill also is seeking a chancellor, and the University of California system is in need of a president.Roof canned as Duke coach
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Duke fired head football coach Ted Roof on Monday as athletic director Joe Alleva vowed to spend more to snare a proven replacement so a team long known as a doormat in the Atlantic Coast Conference can again compete for championships...Alleva said Duke will boost its salary offer to get a new coach, perhaps matching the more than $2 million salary of UNC's Butch Davis and the more than $1 million that N.C. State pays Tom O'Brien.Kannapolis, Cabarrus officials sign off on bond plan
The Independent Tribune (Kannapolis)
Kannapolis and Cabarrus County officials formally signed the interlocal agreement for the self-financing bond package, ending a two-year-long process...The bonds will pay for utility upgrades in downtown Kannapolis, new parks and greenways and a parking deck to service the UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State buildings, already under construction.
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