FYI: March 7, 2008
UCSF PRINT AND ONLINE COVERAGE
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Lecture ties secondhand smoke to breast cancer (<cite>Dartmouth, The</cite>)
Dr. Stan Glantz, director of the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education at the University of California, San Francisco, spoke at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Thursday about the correlation between smoke inhalation and breast cancer.</li>
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No. 1 rank helps Gladstone recruit brightest postdocs (<cite>San Francisco Business Times</cite>)
The Business Times reports: "It doesn't have the high-five appeal of a No. 1 college sports ranking, but securing a spot atop The Scientist magazine's list of U.S. sites for postdoctoral fellows could win some blue-chip recruits for the J. David Gladstone Institutes. So while Gladstone President Robert Mahley isn't exactly breakdancing through Gladstone's Mission Bay labs, he's elated about the ranking."</li>
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Biotech turns to hair-loss research (<cite>San Francisco Chronicle</cite>)
The Chronicle reports: "Industry sources estimate that Americans spend more than $1 billion a year on approved drugs for hair loss and hair transplants. That explains why a small but determined bunch of companies and academics are mining the hair shaft for clues to the molecular mechanisms of balding. ... 'There is clearly a great need for more treatments for hair growth,' said Dr. Vera Price, a UCSF dermatology professor who heads the medical center's hair research center. 'Pharmas, the biotech industry, venture capitalists are aware of this huge consumer need and the fact that it represents a multibillion-dollar market.'"</li>
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UCSF TELEVISION COVERAGE
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Government Recognizes Link Between Some Vaccinations And Autism (<cite>KTVU Channel 2 News at 6 PM - KTVU-TV</cite>)
KTVU reports that a special vaccine court ruled in favor of an Athens, Georgia couple who claimed vaccines containing mercury triggered a pre-existing disorder in their daughter that caused autism symptoms. --- Dr. Lucy Crain, UCSF and Lucille Packard Developmental Pediatrician, comments on the ruling.</li>
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Postpartum changes may bring on 'momnesia' (<cite>Today Show - NBC News Network, NY</cite>)
Dr. Louann Brizendine, neuropsychiatrist at University of CA San Francisco, and author of the best seller "The Female Brain," talked to the Today Show about the "mommy brain."</li>
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UCSF RADIO COVERAGE
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Childbirth Choices - Childbirth Trends (<cite>KQED-FM -- Forum</cite>)
KQED reports: "Debates over breastfeeding, caesarean sections and other childbirth-related issues can add to the complexity of deciding where and how to have a baby. In the second hour of a live remote broadcast from San Mateo, our panel of experts discusses childbirth choices and how parents can make informed decisions." --- Dr. Amy Levi, associate clinical professor and interim director of the Nurse-Midwifery Education Program at San Francisco General Hospital, is a panel guest. --- Air Time: 10 AM</li>
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UCSF HEADLINES
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First Science Café Reader Survey (<cite>Science Cafe</cite>)
As part of a university that prides itself on research, we are taking a one-day break from the regular editorial cycle to ask you what you like -- or don't like -- about Science Café. The survey will only take a few minutes, So fire away.</li>
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School of Medicine Names New Vice Dean for Administration, Finance and Clinical Programs (<cite>UCSF Today</cite>)
Michael Hindery, MA, has been named the new vice dean for administration, finance and clinical programs at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. He assumed his new post on February 28, 2008.</li>
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Pills and plaque (<cite>UCSF Today</cite>)
While the marketing of a newer type of cholesterol-lowering drug is being scrutinized, cardiologists await more data. It's a good time to remember that cholesterol lowering is only a "surrogate" measure of success in preventing heart attacks.</li>
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