SPH in the News for the month of April 2008

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Wednesday, April 2, 2008

• Russell Luepker was quoted by WebMD regarding a study that found a diet rich in olive oil may lower the risk of having a heart attack or stroke, or dying from cardiovascular disease in the month after heart surgery.
• Toben Nelson was quoted in the Marshall Independent in an editorial that advocates against legislation that would lower Minnesota’s drinking age to 18. The quote was taken from Nelson’s original interview with the Star Tribune.
• Rhonda Jones-Webb was interviewed on WCCO-Radio and MPR regarding her research which found that alcohol, specifically malt liquor, was promoted more in African-American, inner-city communities. Her research will also be mentioned on KSTP-TV News tonight at 10 p.m.
  

Thursday, April 3, 2008

• Rhonda Jones-Webb was quoted in The Boston Globe, The Pioneer Press, and on Minnesota Public Radio about her research which found that found that poor neighborhoods with high concentrations of African-Americans had significantly greater than average numbers of liquor stores, 40-ounce bottles of malt liquor in coolers, and storefront ads promoting malt liquor.
• Russell Luepker was quoted on WebMD.com about Japanese research which reports that warm sauna treatments may help heart failure patients live longer.
  
  

Friday, April 4, 2008

• Rhonda Jones-Webb was quoted in the West Central Tribune about her research which found that poor neighborhoods with high concentrations of African-Americans had high numbers of liquor stores, malt liquor, and storefront ads promoting malt liquor. The article was distributed by the Associated Press.
• Russell Luepker, School of Public Health and Medical School, was quoted on CBSNews.com regarding a study that found a diet rich in olive oil may lower the risk of having a heart attack or stroke, or dying from cardiovascular disease. The article originally appeared on WebMD.com.
• Mark Pereira was quoted in Northern News in Ontario about his research which found that teens who eat breakfast daily tend to have a lower BMI, exercise more often, and eat a healthier diet than those who skip breakfast.
• Daheia Barr-Anderson, School of Public Health and School of Nursing, will be on WCCO-TV live on Monday morning at 6:10 a.m. discussing her Project EAT research about teens who have a TV in their bedroom.
  

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Monday, April 7, 2008

• Daheia Barr-Anderson, School of Public Health and School of Nursing, was interviewed on WCCO-radio, Minnesota Public Radio, Minnesota News Network, WCCO-TV, and KSTP News about her research which found that teens who have TVs in their bedrooms are less likely to engage in healthy behaviors. She was also quoted in multiple articles including U.S. News & World Report, WebMD, United Press International, HealthDay News, Reuters and the study was also the feature of today’s Body Talk, the blog written by the health writers of the Star Tribune. The study was also mentioned on the Web site of the Washington Post, CBC in Canada, and on CNN. She will be interviewed on FOX 9 TV tonight at 5 p.m.
• Michael Osterholm was quoted in the South China Morning Post regarding programs that are needed to counteract a bird flu epidemic.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

• Daheia Barr-Anderson, School of Public Health and School of Nursing, was quoted in Canada’s National Post about her research which found that teens who have a TV in their bedroom are less likely to engage in healthy behaviors; the story was distributed by Reuter’s. She also appeared on Fox 9 News last night discussing the research.

Thursday, April 10, 2008

• Michael Osterholm was quoted in an article in The Canadian Press about a recent study which found that closing schools during a flu pandemic might slow spread of the disease but probably won't have as big an impact on overall cases as some pandemic planners hope.

Friday, April 11, 2008

• Jeffrey Mandel and John Finnegan were quoted in the Minnesota Daily regarding a bill passed Thursday by the Minnesota House of Representatives that would fund the University’s study of mesothelioma among Iron Range miners. The funding for the study was also discussed by KARE 11, Minnesota Public Radio.

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

• Daheia Barr-Anderson, School of Public Health and School of Nursing, was quoted in The Washington Post about her research which found that teens who have a TV in their bedroom are less likely to engage in healthy behaviors.

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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

• University of Minnesota health science professors Julie Jacko and Francois Sainfort were the focus of articles in The Minnesota Daily and South Carolina’s Fort Mills Times. The articles discuss a dispute during their employment transition from Georgia Tech to the University of Minnesota.
  

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

• Pinar Karaca Mandic was cited in The New York Times Magazine about her research which found that auto accidents impose high, unpaid costs on society. The article examines the environmental and economic costs of extensive driving in America.
• University of Minnesota health science professors Julie Jacko and Francois Sainfort were the focus of articles in the Star Tribune and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution regarding recent scrutiny over their employment transition from Georgia Tech to the University of Minnesota.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

• Robert Kane was quoted in The New York Times about an algorithm he developed which determines the life expectancy of individuals.
• Traci Toomey was interviewed for WCCO-TV’s “Good Question;” Toomey helped answer the question, “Why do Midwesterners drive drunk?”
• University of Minnesota health science professors Julie Jacko and Francois Sainfort were the focus of stories on Minnesota Public Radio and in The Minnesota Daily about recent allegations that the two inappropriately drew two salaries at two different schools. The case is also referenced in articles in The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
• Mark Pereira was quoted on the Web site of Canada’s Global TV about his research which found that teens who eat breakfast daily tend to have a lower BMI, exercise more often, and eat a healthier diet than those who skip breakfast. The article was distributed by Reuter’s.

Friday, April 25, 2008

• Jeffrey Mandel was quoted in The Minnesota Daily about pending state funding for mesothelioma research.
• Robert Kane was quoted in the Gadsden Times about an algorithm he developed which determines the life expectancy of individuals. The article originally appeared in The New York Times.
  

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Monday, April 28, 2008

• Daheia J. Barr-Anderson was quoted in the Nashua Telegraph regarding her research which found that youths who had a TV in their bedroom exercised less and had poorer diets and grades than those who did not.
• Frank Cerra, Senior Vice President for Health Sciences, was quoted in the Star Tribune in a story about the competitive recruitment process of quality health sciences faculty members. The story also discussed the controversy over the hiring of health science professors Francois Sainfort and Julie Jacko.
  

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

• Research published by the State Health Access Data Assistance Center which found that insurance premiums have jumped 30 percent while incomes have only gone up three percent, was the feature of a U.S. News and World Report article. The research was referenced in several other media outlets.
• Health sciences professors Julie Jacko and Francois Sainfort were the focus of a Minnesota Daily article announcing their two-month, unpaid administrative leaves. Similar articles appeared in The Star Tribune, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and South Carolina’s Fort Mill Times.
• Keith Horvath will be on WCCO-radio discussing his recent research which advocates online HIV-prevention strategies for men who have sex with men.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

• Mary Story was interviewed on FOX 9 TV in a comprehensive story about the childhood obesity epidemic, especially among minorities.
• Dianne Neumark-Sztainer was quoted in the Nashua Telegraph “Feast” column that featured the array of findings of Project Eating Among Teens (Project EAT).
• Research published by the State Health Access Data Assistance Center which found that insurance premiums have jumped 30 percent while incomes have only gone up three percent, was the feature of articles in several media, including BusinessWeek, the Los Angeles Times, and Forbes. HealthDay News also published an article that appeared in multiple outlets.