SPH in the News for the Week of July 2

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Monday, July 2, 2007

• Birgitta Rice was quoted in the La Crosse Tribune about her diabetes research that has led to a technique that reduces chronic leg pain and foot ulcers.
• Jeffrey Mandel was quoted in Workday Minnesota about the Iron Range cancer study that was turned over to the University of Minnesota from the Minnesota Department of Health. John Finnegan, School of Public Health, was also mentioned.
  
  

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

• Wendy Hellerstedt was quoted in the Star Tribune about the rise in the number of abortions performed in Minnesota in 2006.
• Traci Toomey was quoted in The Minnesota Daily regarding her research about how underage drinkers obtain alcohol.
• Tatyana Shamliyan and Robert Kane were quoted in the Waterloo Record in Canada regarding their research which suggests that hospitals who utilize a computerized physician order entry system see reductions in medication errors.
• Dianne Neumark-Sztainer was quoted in the Dallas Morning News about her research, Project Eating Among Teens, that proves the benefits of eating meals together as a family.
  

Thursday, July 5, 2007

• Rosalie Kane was quoted in Scientific American about her research that suggests residents of smaller nursing homes have a higher quality of life than residents of large nursing homes. The article was originally published by Reuters Health.