Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
International Coverage
Internet-based study for bulimia therapy
United Press International
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is leading a clinical trial to compare Web-assisted therapy and face-to-face group therapy for bulimia nervosa. Principal investigator Cynthia M. Bulik of the UNC Eating Disorders Program said that for individuals with bulimia nervosa — an eating disorder characterized by binge eating and purging behaviors — face-to-face cognitive behavioral therapy has been considered the gold standard of treatment.
Bush keeps low profile in market crisis
The Economic Times (India)
The financial industry is in convulsions and US President George W Bush has kept a low profile, delegating the heavy lifting to his key advisers. …"Unless you have practical work experience at a financial institution, it's hard to fully grasp what's going on right now," said Gregory Brown, an associate professor at the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School.
National Coverage
Is High-Fructose Corn Syrup Really Good for You?
Time
Shopping last week in her local New York City grocery store, Elise Mackin, 32, filled her cart with items she knows to be good for her family — whole grains, fruits and veggies — and shied away from products that contained less wholesome ingredients. …Barry Popkin, a nutrition professor at the University of North Carolina, and Dr. George Bray of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge published a widely read and quoted paper in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2004 noting that the rise in high-fructose corn syrup consumption paralleled the rise in obesity rates in the U.S. and hypothesized that the way fructose is metabolized could be uniquely fattening.
Colonoscopy Re-screening Guideline
Ivanhoe Newswire
Colonoscopy is the most effective way to screen for colorectal cancer, but for most patients, having a colonoscopy is no walk in the park. …In a study done at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, researchers found the risk of developing colorectal cancer within five years is extremely low among people who had an initial colonoscopy that showed no polyps (a possible sign of cancer).
Note: Ivanhoe has a syndicated television series and its reports are broadcast in 250 markets reaching 80 million U.S. households.
Related Link:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-09-17-coloncancer-xray_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
UNC News Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/health-and-medicine/unc-study-no-need-to-
repeat-colonoscopy-until-5-years-after-first-screening.html
Infants and Stress
Ivanhoe Newswire
As early as six months of age, parenting can change an infant’s genetic response to stress. …“Our findings provide further support for the notion that the development of complex behavioral and physiological response is not the result of nature or nurture, but rather a combination of the two,” Cathi Propper, a research scientist at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and the study’s lead author was quoted as saying.
Note: Ivanhoe has a syndicated television series and its reports are broadcast in 250 markets reaching 80 million U.S. households.
Speaking Spanish Limits Access to Health Care
U.S. News & World Report
Spanish-speaking Hispanics in the United States have difficulty accessing the health-care system, University of North Carolina researchers report. "We found that the U.S. Spanish-speaking adult population represents a particularly vulnerable subset of U.S. Hispanics, with far worse access to the health-care system," said lead researcher C. Annette DuBard, from the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research.
Regional Coverage
CDC: Double U.S. HIV prevention budget
The Bay Area Reporter
An optimal HIV prevention program for the United States would require an additional $877 million in fiscal year 2009 and an additional $4.8 billion over five years, more than doubling what is currently being spent. …Social networks are an important factor in HIV transmission, said Ada Adimora, a researcher at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
Obsession: Local Newspapers Distribute Right-Wing Propaganda (Blog)
The New Times (Broward, Fla.)
The propaganda film titled 'Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West' is being distributed one-by-one by a pro-John McCain group — and it's coming to a newspaper near you. …However, in an article in the Herald’s sister paper, the Charlotte News & Observer, a professor of Islamic Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill who watched the film several time concluded, “It’s fear mongering."
State and Local Coverage
Innovation Center backers urge town to OK permit
The Chapel Hill Herald
Research Triangle Park nanotechnology company Liquidia Technologies began like most start-ups, according to co-founder Ginger Rothrock. …Members of the business, technology and academic communities lobbied the Town Council to approve the SUP Wednesday night, citing economic development considerations and research opportunities. Shelton Earp, director of UNC's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, said that major pharmaceutical companies are moving away from the development side of the industry, leaving an unmet need that academics are willing and eager to fill.
Good Morning America Comes To Chapel Hill
WCHL 1360-AM (Chapel Hill)
ABC's Good Morning America is making Chapel Hill its signature college town this weekend, said University Special Projects Producer Karen Moon. The segment is part of ABC's "50 States in 50 Days" campaign, which launched on Monday and tracks the political atmosphere of each state. Moon said the broadcast will not only display the sights and sounds of Chapel Hill, but will give broadcast students a chance to meet with national anchors.
UNC: Colonoscopy follow-ups can wait
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
People who show no signs of cancer during a colonoscopy screening do not need a follow-up scan five years later, scientists at UNC-Chapel Hill reported today. …"Tests can be used too often," said Dr. David Ransohoff, a professor at UNC-CH and co-author of the study.
Related Link:
http://www.wral.com/lifestyles/healthteam/story/3561866/
UNC News Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/health-and-medicine/unc-study-no-need-to
-repeat-colonoscopy-until-5-years-after-first-screening.html
Backlash against Hispanics spurs meeting
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Law students and immigrant advocates came together Wednesday to confront growing tension over North Carolina's growing Hispanic population. …The discussion, organized by Hispanic law students at UNC-Chapel Hill, was sparked by a recent article in The News & Observer in which Johnston County Sheriff Steve Bizzell expressed concerns about a Hispanic influx to his county.
Michigan trip yields intangible benefits
The Herald-Sun (Durham)/The Chapel Hill Herald
They traveled a thousand miles to the Midwest and back, toured the city of Ann Arbor by bus, listened to presentations on economic development and environmental stewardship, visited a homeless shelter and a recycling operation, and partied into the night to the sound of Holden Thorp's guitar. … "I don't know if there will be any concrete, bricks-and-mortar results from this trip," said Jonathan Howes, a former mayor of Chapel Hill and currently special assistant to the UNC chancellor. Howes, who has been, he pointed out, on almost all the inter-city visits by community leaders to other college towns since they began in the late 1980s, said this visit to Ann Arbor was different.
Next president will have major impact on Supreme Court
The Record & Landmark (Statesville)
A president stays in office four or eight years, but his appointments to the Supreme Court can extend his impact for decades. …"[The Senate] is not going to let a Republican president move the court any further to the right than it is," said Michael Gerhardt, a constitutional law professor at the University of North Carolina.
'Green' garden panel scheduled
The Chapel Hill Herald
The North Carolina Botanical Garden and the UNC General Alumni Association are teaming up to present "Greening Our Gardens: Sustainable Gardening in Challenging Times" on Sunday. The presentation and discussion with a panel of experts on environmentally friendly gardening will begin at 2 p.m. in the End Zone Room of the Rams Head Plaza on the UNC campus.
UNC News Brief:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/science-and-technology/sustainable
-gardening-program-sponsored-by-botanical-garden-alumni-association.html
Dental students to sponsor 5K
The Chapel Hill Herald
Miles for Smiles, a student organization at the UNC School of Dentistry, will sponsor a road race Sept. 27 to benefit the UNC Craniofacial Center. …All proceeds from the Cleft Palate Gallop 5K will benefit the UNC Craniofacial Center.
UNC News Brief:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/health-and-medicine/cleft-palate-gallop
-to-benefit-unc-craniofacial-center.html
The hospital battle rages on
The Winston-Salem Journal
With round three of state hearings over proposed community hospitals coming up this afternoon, Wake Forest University Baptist and Forsyth medical centers are engaged in another public war of words. …"Advertising is like a resume," said John Sweeney, the director of the sports-communication program at UNC Chapel Hill.
Healthy, homemade meals needn't be a chore (Column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Want healthier meals? Cook more of them. That's the advice from health experts. But that's easier said than done. For fresh, real-world advice on how to make it happen, I turned to two North Carolina home cooking pros — culinary instructor and food writer Sheri Castle and Debbie Moose, freelance food writer, cookbook author and columnist for The News & Observer. (Suzanne Havala Hobbs is a registered dietitian and a clinical assistant professor in the department of health policy and administration in the school of public health at UNC-Chapel Hill.)
Ben Folds Five reunion? Whatever
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The toughest ticket in the Triangle this week is tonight's Ben Folds Five reunion show — and if you're not already set, you have virtually no hope at this point. The show at UNC-Chapel Hill's Memorial Hall will be the trio's first performance since 2000, and all 1,600 tickets disappeared almost instantly when they went on sale.
Related Link:
http://www.rockymounttelegram.com/news/state/one-more-time-around
-in-nc-for-ben-folds-five-137709.html