SPH Media Alert for the Week of February 13, 2006

Monday, February 13

Lyn Steffen, School of Public Health, was featured in a column about diet and stroke that ran in the San Bernardino County Sun.
http://www.sbsun.com/entertainment/ci_3502203

Wednesday, February 15

Michael Osterholm, School of Public Health, was quoted on Kare 11 as well as several other newspapers, including the Pioneer Press and the Philippine Daily Inquirer, about the Pandemic Flu Summit held February 14 and 15 in Minneapolis, MN.

http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=118533
http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/news/local/13873205.htm
http://news.inq7.net/opinion/index.php?index=2&story_id=66316&col=110
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/business/060214/b021492.html
http://money.canoe.ca/News/Sectors/BiotechnologyHealth/2006/02/14/1442680-cp.html

Karen Margolis, School of Public Health, was quoted in the Star Tribune about the importance of eating the right kinds of fats.
http://www.startribune.com/1244/story/246324.html

Thursday, February 16

Jennifer Linde, School of Public Health, was quoted on MSNBC.com in regards to her December 2005 study which found daily weighing helps people shed pounds and keep them off.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/11104329/

Michael Osterholm, School of Public Health, was quoted in a Canadian Press story about the pandemic flu summit.
http://canadaeast.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060215/DGMONEY09/602150554/-1/MONEY

Jess Haines, School of Public Health, was featured on the University of Minnesota Moment speaking about children and obesity.
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/urelate/radio/teasing_study.mp3

Friday, February 17

Cheryl Perry, School of Public Health, was quoted on Voice of America about a recent study published in The Lancet regarding smoking and children.