Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:
National Coverage
Try alternative remedies if heartburn hits during holidays
USA Today
If you have GERD — a common condition that causes symptoms from acid indigestion to chest pain severe enough to be mistaken for heart attack — you've probably tried conventional treatments, such as over-the-counter or prescription acid-reducing medications. …Obese GERD patients who cut back their carbohydrate intake to 20 grams a day or less had "a substantial decrease" in acidity and symptoms, reports gastroenterologist Nicholas J. Shaheen, whose team did studies at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Regional Coverage
Does Civil Discourse Mean Being Polite?
The Tucson Citizen (Arizona)
These statements about civil discourse can be found at Teaching Tolerance, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center. As University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Assistant Professor of Rhetoric Chris Lundberg says, “There are times when a certain degree of impoliteness is called for. If we say we are only going to allow polite discourse in the public sphere, we are writing off the first group of women who wanted political suffrage, because at the time that was seen as impolite…
More students apply to Medical College of Georgia
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
As Georgia’s only public medical college expands to meet the state's demand for more doctors, school officials saw a drastic increase in applicants for next year's class. …David Moore, a senior at University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, applied to attend the Medical College next year. The Marietta native planned to return to Georgia for his graduate studies and wants to practice medicine in Georgia.
Grand Prairie family enjoying every minute with daughter with rare disorder
The Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas)
…Chrissy's disorder is so rare that no official statistics exist on its incidence, said Steven Gray, a researcher at the Gene Therapy Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The nonprofit Hannah's Hope Fund has identified fewer than 50 people worldwide with the disorder, although there are almost certainly more, Gray said.
State and Local Coverage
UNC soccer team brings home national championship trophy
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Senior North Carolina soccer team captain Kirk Urso sported a broad grin on his face and a “National Champions” cap on his head Monday morning as he held up the trophy that had eluded him almost his entire college career. The Tar Heels midfielder clutched the NCAA national championship trophy as he and his teammates were welcomed home from Hoover, Ala.. It was UNC’s fourth consecutive trip to the College Cup, but Sunday’s 1-0 win over Charlotte marked the program’s first national title since 2001.
Related Links:
http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/16759989/article-Tar-
Heels-return-for-College-Cup-celebration
http://www.wralsportsfan.com/unc/story/10492613/
Rimer nominated for cancer post
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
President Obama has announced his intent to nominate Barbara Rimer, dean of the UNC Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health as chair of the President’s Cancer Panel. The three-member panel monitors the development and execution of the activities of the National Cancer Program. It reports directly to the president on barriers to program implementation.
Hospital CEOs argue, spur fight over WakeMed and Rex
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
After a big cardiology practice long associated with WakeMed aligned with Rex Hospital, Bill Atkinson refused to sit quietly. The WakeMed CEO told reporters that UNC, through its ownership of Rex, was creating an unfair playing field in Wake County. He complained that public subsidies allowed UNC and Rex to make deals such as the one with Wake Heart, the cardiology practice that drove much of WakeMed's heart business.
Rex's records (Editorial)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The N&O's ongoing series "Hearts and Minds" provides what might be called, using clinical lingo, an intensive work up of the conflict between WakeMed and UNC Health Care as they compete for doctors and revenue. Patients, prospective patients and their families can only hope that however the dust finally settles, their interests will not become collateral damage.
Providence senior helps steer others to give 'Ultimate Gift'
The Charlotte Observer
…She also convinced the CMS superintendent to have a documentary, "Ray of Hope: Jason Ray," shown in all drivers' ed courses. The film highlights Jason Ray, former mascot for UNC Chapel Hill, who died at age 21 after being struck by a car hours before an NCAA basketball tournament game in 2007. The film follows four recipients of Ray's organs. Donate Life N.C. donated 50 copies of the DVD to aid Michelle's efforts.
Issues and Trends
Mooneyham: Bowles' remarks (Commentary)
The Daily Reflector (Greenville)
Lately, former University of North Carolina system president Erskine Bowles has been going around the country trying to sell the public and public officialdom on the idea that the nation’s current fiscal course is unsustainable. “I think we face the most predictable economic crisis in history,” Bowles recently told The Wall Street Journal. “The economics is very clear. The politics, very difficult.”
Investigator explains how Lovette became a suspect in murder
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The lead investigator in the Eve Carson homicide explained today in Orange County Superior Court how she added Laurence A
lvin Lovette's name to her list of suspects. Celisa Lehew, an investigator with the Chapel Hill police department, said Lovette's name was passed to her in an email from a UNC-Chapel Hill campus officer who had received a CrimeStoppers tip.