SPH Media Alert for the Week of March 27, School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota

SPH Media Alert for the Week of March 27

Tuesday, March 28

Mike Osterholm, School of Public Health, was quoted by the Canadian Press about the avian flu.
http://bodyandhealth.canada.com/channel_health_news_details.asp?news_id=9582&news_channel_id=139&channel_id=139&rot=11

Jamie Stang, School of Public Health, was quoted in the San Angelo Times about young people and caffeine use.
http://www.sanangelostandardtimes.com/sast/lv_west_texas_wellness/article/0,1897,SAST_4951_4576092,00.html

Pat McGovern, School of Public Health, was quoted in Tuesday’s Health Central about a study that links c-sections and breast-feeding to postpartum depression.
http://www.healthcentral.com/newsdetail/408/531800.html

Wednesday, March 29

Lyn Steffen, School of Public Health, was quoted in the Straits Times (Singapore) regarding the danger of low-carbohydrate diets.

Michael Osterholm, School of Public Health, was quoted in the Prince George Citizen (British Columbia) about a horse serum that protects mice from contracting the avian flu.

Thursday, March 30

Michael Osterholm, School of Public Health, was quoted on KTLA-TV’s Web site (Los Angeles) about the avian flu. The story originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times.
http://ktla.trb.com/news/ktla-timesfluvaccine,0,1667137.story?coll=ktla-news-1

Friday, March 31

Rosalie Kane, School of Public Health was quoted in the Concord Monitor (Conn.) about the Green House project and nursing homes in the United States.
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060331/REPOSITORY/603310307/1031

Pat McGovern, School of Public Health, was mentioned on Kaiser Network.org regarding a study on postpartum depression.
http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=36340

Tetsuya Ohira, School of Public Health, was quoted on Thursday’s Medical News Today regarding weight training benefits for breast cancer survivors.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=40470


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