SPH Media Alert for the Week of May 8, School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota

SPH Media Alert for the Week of May 8

Monday, May 8

Michael Osterholm, School of Public Health, was quoted in the The Star-Telegram (Fort Worth) about the ABC movie, "Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America."
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/living/14527860.htm

Michael Davern, School of Public Health, was quoted in an Associated Press story that ran in today’s Wichita Eagle regarding rising health insurance costs.
http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/news/state/14526223.htm

Kristin Anderson and Aaron Folsom, School of Public Health, were mentioned in the Pak Tribune (Pakistan) in relation to a study on how aspirin may ward off pancreatic cancer.
http://paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=143029

Tuesday, May 9

Michael Osterholm, School of Public Health, was quoted in the New York Times, Reuters, Scripps Howard News Service, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Charlotte Observer, and Philadelphia Inquirer about “Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America,” the ABC movie on the bird flu. These articles appeared in numerous outlets across the country.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/09/arts/television/09squa.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
http://today.reuters.com/News/CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId=N08206383
http://www.shns.com/shns/g_index2.cfm?action=detail&pk=PANDEMICTV-05-08-06
http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/living/14527860.htm
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/living/health/14533566.htm
http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/editorial/14532527.htm

Wednesday, May 10

The School of Public Health was mentioned in the Indianapolis Star regarding the ABC pandemic flu movie which aired last night.
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060510/NEWS01/605100468

Thursday, May 11

Michael Osterholm, School of Public Health, was quoted in the Canadian Press yesterday afternoon about developing and delivering a vaccine for avian flu.
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060510/bird_flu_vaccine_060510/20060510?hub=Health

 



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