SPH in the News for the Month of December 2007
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Monday, Dec. 3, 2007
- An interview with Mark Eustis, CEO of Fairview Health Services, and MHA alumn, was featured in the Star Tribune. The article discussed Eustis¿ plans for the future of Fairview.
- Brian Zamboni was quoted in the Fort Worth Star Telegram about the benefits of leading a healthy sex life as older adults.
Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2007
- Roger Feldman was quoted on CNNMoney.com regarding health-care reform proposals being considered by 2008 presidential candidates. The article was originally published by Dow Jones Newswire.
- Michael Osterholm was quoted in Entrepreneur Magazine about how to prepare for a pandemic.
Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007
- Michael T. Osterholm was quoted in the New York Times regarding the current methods in place at meat processing plants to prevent E. coli from contaminating the meat.
Friday, Dec. 7, 2007
- John Finnegan was quoted in the Duluth News Tribune about the Minnesota mine workers who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma.
Monday, Dec. 10, 2007
- Jeff Mandel was quoted in the Duluth News Tribune regarding the implications of a new study that found a large variation in how long the Iron Range miners who died from mesothelioma had worked in the industry.
- Andrew Flood was quoted in stories by ABC News, Reuters Health, Food Consumer.org, and The Money Times in India about his research that found a link between diabetes and the risk of developing colorectal cancer for women.
- Research by Patricia van den Berg and Dianne Neumark-Sztainer was noted in Newsweek magazine regarding their findings that overweight girls who were more comfortable with their bodies were less likely to gain weight as they entered young adulthood.
Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2007
- Michael T. Osterholm was quoted in the Canada Free Press about the risk of E. coli in meat and the best way to prevent it.
- David Jacobs was quoted in the Indianapolis Free Press about his research which found that eating whole foods instead of taking health supplements may be more beneficial to a person¿s health.
Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007
- Jeff Mandel was quoted in an Associated Press story regarding the implications of a new study that found a large variation in how long the Iron Range miners who died from mesothelioma had worked in the industry. The article appeared in In-Forum newspaper in North Dakota.
Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007
- Michael T. Osterholm was interviewed by KARE 11 last night at 6 p.m. about the avian flu and the possibility of a future pandemic.
- Andrew Flood was quoted in an article by The Common Voice in South Carolina about his research that found a link between diabetes and the risk of developing colorectal cancer for women.
Monday, Dec. 17, 2007
- Shira Feldman was quoted in Canada¿s The Globe and Mail on Saturday about her research which found that eating family meals together is a very healthful habit, even if done in front of the T.V.
- John L. Adgate was quoted in Saturday¿s Star Tribune and North Dakota¿s Jamestown Sun about the Minnesota Department of Health¿s investment in biomonitoring studies that will test human subjects for arsenic, mercury and industrial chemicals once manufactured by 3M Co.
- Beth A. Virnig was quoted on MedPageToday.com about her research which found that the proportion of patients receiving radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery has decreased, with uncertain long-term consequences.
Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007
Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007
- Michael Osterholm was interviewed on NBC Nightly News on Monday regarding the MRSA infection.
- Elizabeth Wattenberg was interviewed on KARE-11 News addressing the Minnesota ban on mercury in cosmetics.
- B.R. Simon Rosser was quoted by Fox 9 News about a new Web-based software he developed with a University of Minnesota computer science professor that will help fight the spread of HIV.
- William Riley and Matthew Schwei were quoted in the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Reporter regarding their study that found that there is a much smaller pool of eligible blood donors than previously estimated.
- Jeffrey Mandel was quoted in an Associated Press (AP) story about Cleveland Cliffs, a mining company, that has decided to drop their study and instead support the School of Public Health¿s study on the Iron Range miners who suffer from mesothelioma. The story appeared on KXMC TV in Minot, North Dakota.
Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007
- Dianne Neumark-Sztainer was quoted in The Sudbury Star about how parents can promote healthy eating behaviors for their teen at home.
Friday, Dec. 21, 2007
- John Adgate was quoted in an Associated Press story about the benefits of a new biomonitoring program in Minnesota that will measure the levels of chemicals in humans. The article appeared on Rochester¿s Post-Bulletin Web site.
Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007
- Dianne Neumark-Sztainer was quoted in an Associated Press story about overweight and thin teens facing similar risky eating behaviors.
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