Releases with Clippings
Issue No. 12Delivering Your News WiselyJanuary 2003
MedNews Releases
American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Drinking Wine May Lower Risk of Dementia 11-8-2002
MSNBC (Reuters) Wine may keep the mind sharp 11-11-2002
CNN (Reuters) A little wine may keep mind sharp 11-11-2002
ABC News (Reuters) A Little Wine May Keep the Mind Sharp, Study Finds 11-11-2002
BBC Wine protects against dementia 11-11-2002
Discovery Health Red Wine May be Good for People's Sanity 11-12-2002
WKRN-TV (ABC Nashville) Good and Bad News About Drinking Wine 11-13-2002
Boston Globe (Reuters) Wine tied to lower risk of dementia 11-12-2002
United Press International (UPI) Jockstrip: The world as we know it 11-13-2002
Capital News 9 (Albany, NY) Occasional glass of wine could prevent Alzheimer's 11-12-2002
WLBT TV (NBC Jackson, MS) Wine for the Brain 11-11-2002
KCRA-TV (Sacramento, CA) Wine May Help Prevent Dementia 11-11-2002
Ventura County Star Wine seems to lower risk of dementia N/A
Cherry Hill (NJ) Courier Post Drinkers should be skeptical about alcohol improving health 11-13-2002
Oregonian Science News Research Notebook 11-20-2002
Health and Age Wine drinking decreases dementia risk 11-12-2002
IAfrica.com The truth about wine and health 11-14-2002
American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Study Correlates Driving Impairment With Parkinson's Disease 12-4-2002
St. Petersburg (FL) Times Study: Parkinson's can impair driving 12-10-2002
New York Times Safety: Parkinson's and the Highway 12-9-2002
Health and Age Parkinson's disease impairs driving skills 12-17-2002
WebMD Should Parkinson's Patients Drive? 12-9-2002
Health Central (HealthScout) Parkinson's Affects Driving Ability 12-9-2002
American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Coffee Lowers Risk of Gallstone Disease in Women 11-27-2002
Washington Post Quick Study : A weekly digest of new research on major health topics 12-17-2002
Reuters Coffee May Lower Women's Gallstone Risk 12-4-2002
Health-News Coffee may reduce risk of gallstones 12-4-2002
Health Central (HealthScout) Coffee Lowers Women's Risk of Gallbladder Problems 12-2-2002
United Press International (UPI) Coffee lowers risk of gallstones 12-2-2002
Health 24 (HealthScout) Coffee helps gallbladder 12-2002
Health and Age Coffee reduces gallstone risk N/A
American Psychological Association (APA) High Hostility May Predict Heart Disease More than Other Risk Factors 11-13-2002
Reuters Hostility May Predict Heart Disease Best - Study 11-17-2002
ABC News (Reuters) Hostility May Predict Heart Disease Best - Study 11-17-2002
United Press International (UPI) Hostility Hurts Heart 11-18-2002
WebMD Hostility Predicts Heart Disease 11-18-2002
American Society of Hematology Stem Cell Transplant Offers Hope to Children 12-6-2002
MSNBC (AP) Sickle cell transplants successful 12-9-2002
CBS (AP) Stem Cells Stem Sickle Cell 12-9-2002
ABC (AP) French Doctors See Transplant Success 12-9-2002
Observer Reporter (AP) Researchers say stem cell transplants successful in sickle cell patients 12-9-2002
WRAL-TV (CBS Raleigh, NC) (AP) New Treatment Promising For Sickle Cell 12-9-2002
KTUL-TV (ABC Tulsa, OK) (AP) French Doctors See Transplant Success 12-9-2002
Doctor's Guide ASH: High-Dose Chemotherapy Before Autologous Stem Cell Transplant No More Effective Than Conventional Chemo 11-9-2002
Health Behavior News Service Additive-Free Cigarettes May Pack a More Toxic Tobacco Punch 11-28-2002
Time Magazine Sweet as Candy, Deadly as Cigarettes 12-16-2002
CBC Additive-free, candy-flavoured cigarettes toxic as regulars 12-4-2002
United Press International (UPI) Health Tips ... from UPI 12-4-2002
Science Blog Additive-Free Cigarettes May Pack a More Toxic Tobacco Punch 12-3-2002
Join Together Alternative Cigarettes Yield Higher Nicotine Dose 12-6-2002
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked to Breast Cancer 11-26-2002
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Study: Breast cancer risk drops after hormone therapy ends 11-29-2002
Medical Web (HealthScout) HRT Raises Risk of Lobular Breast Cancer 12-3-2002
HealthScout HRT Raises Risk of Lobular Breast Cancer 12-3-2002
Health Central HRT Raises Risk of Lobular Breast Cancer 12-3-2002
Health 24 HRT raises cancer type risk 12-4-2002
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Relationship Between Geriatric Frailty, Biology 11-12-2002
New York Times Is Frailty Inevitable? Some Experts Say No 11-18-2002
Reuters Study Links Frailty in Elderly to Inflammation 11-15-2002
HealthandAge.com, Switzerland Why some older people become frail 11-18-2002
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Ovarian Cancer Detected in Blood Samples 11-15-2002
ABC News (Reuters) Blood Test May Catch Ovarian Cancer- Researchers 11-19-2002
Miami Herald (Reuters) Blood test may catch ovarian cancer, researchers say 11-19-2002
WebMD Ovarian Cancer Test Spots Tumors Earlier 11-19-2002
Mayo Clinic No Difference Between Ionized Bracelet and Placebo for Musculoskeletal Pain Relief 11-9-2002
BBC News Bracelets 'fail to give pain relief' 11-13-2002
CBC No relief with magnetic bracelets: study 11-13-2002
ABC News (Reuters) Ionized Bracelets for Pain Relief? Save Your Money 11-14-2002
Reuters Ionized Bracelets for Pain Relief? Save Your Money 11-13-2002
Temple University Common Human Virus May Be Associated with Colon Cancer 11-28-2002
BBC Common virus linked to colon cancer 12-1-2002
Health and Age Common virus associated with colon cancer 12-4-2002
Health-News Virus link to colon cancer 12-2-2002
Science Blog Common human virus may be associated with colon cancer, according to Temple researchers 12-2-2002
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences Sleep Apnea Linked to Childhood Stuttering and Brain Damage 11-16-2002
United Press International (UPI) SLEEP DISORDER LINKED TO DAMAGED BRAIN 11-18-2002
Miami Herald, FL Sleep Apnea, Stuttering May Be Linked 11-19-2002
CNN (Reuters) Sleep apnea, stuttering may be linked 11-19-2002
ABC (Australia) Scientists link brain damage to snoring 11-18-2002
Discovery US Scientists Link Brain Damage to Snoring 11-18-2002
Lahore (Pakistan) Daily Times US scientists link brain damage to snoring 11-22-2002
University of California, San Diego Higher Death Rate, Non-recovery of Kidney Function Seen in ICU Patients Given Diuretics 11-23-2002
MSNBC Toxic Reaction Possible 11-26-2002
ABC News (Reuters) Diuretics a Risk for Kidney Patients - U.S. Study 11-26-2002
Miami Herald (Reuters) Diuretics a risk for didney patients, U.S. study shows 11-26-2002
United Press International (UPI) Health Tips ... from UPI 12-6-2002
University of Minnesota Scientists Crack Genome Sequence of Major Dairy Pathogen 11-20-2002
Reuters Genome that causes dairy cattle disease decoded 11-20-2002
Forbes (Reuters) Genome that causes dairy cattle disease decoded 11-20-2002
Environment News Service Dairy Cattle Disease Genes Decoded 11-20-2002
University of Missouri-Columbia Sperm Quality, Count Low in Rural Missouri; Ag Chemicals Blamed 11-8-2002
Toronto Globe and Mail (Reuters) US study finds lower sperm count in country than city 11-12-2002
CNN (AP) Study: Sperm quality differs among U.S. regions 11-11-2002
Minneapolis Star Tribune Spermatically speaking, Minneapolis men beat their country cousins 11-12-2002
WFTC TV (Fox Minneapolis) (AP) Study: Sperm quality differs among U.S. regions 11-11-2002
ABC TV (AP) Study: Sperm quality differs among U.S. regions 11-11-2002
Reuters US study finds lower sperm count in country than city 11-11-2002
Newsday (AP) Study: Sperm quality differs among U.S. regions 11-11-2002
ABC News (AP) Sperm Quality Low in Farming Region 11-10-2002
Health Central (HealthScout) Sperm Quality Poorer in Rural Men 11-11-2002
Environment News Chemical Exposure May Reduce Sperm Quality 11-14-2002
Planetark (Reuters) US study finds lower sperm count in country than city 11-13-2002
University of Rochester Medical Center Mercury in Vaccines Is at Safe Levels 11-27-2002
New York Times Study Suggests Mercury in Vaccine Was Not Harmful 12-4-2002
Newsday Drug Found To Be Safe 11-28-2002
Health-News Reassurance over mercury levels in infant vaccinations 12-3-2002
WebMD Mercury Levels in Vaccines Are Safe 12-3-2002
World Socialist Bush administration moves to suppress documents on vaccines 12-10-2002
Olympian (Gannett News Service) Mercury level in childhood vaccines is safe, study finds 11-30-2002
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Vaccine Reduces Herpes Incidence in Uninfected Women by 70+ Percent 11-20-2002
Buffalo News (AP) New vaccine fights cervical cancer 11-21-2002
WFTV, FL (AP) Cervical Cancer Vaccine Holds Hope 11-21-2002
ABC News (AP) Cervical Cancer Vaccine Holds Hope 11-21-2002
CNN (AP) Victory over cervical cancer seen 11-21-2002
Forbes (Reuters) U.S. study shows first effective herpes vaccine 11-21-2002
Health-News (Reuters) Vaccine protects women against genital herpes 11-20-2002
University of Washington Secretin Is Not a Magic Bullet That Cures Autism 11-13-2002
Washington Post Quick Study : A weekly digest of new research on major health topics 12-3-2002
Newsday Hormone's Benefit To Autistic Unproven 12-10-2002
Denver Post (AP) Colo. research dims hope for autism drug 12-10-2002
United Press International (UPI) Health Tips ... from UPI 11-14-2002
Oregonian Science News Research Notebook 11-20-2002
Veterans Affairs (VA) Interferon Treatment Causes Major Depression in Many Hepatitis C Patients 11-21-2002
JAMA New Treatment for Hepatitis C 12-3-2002
Health and Age Interferon causes depression in hepatitis C patients 11-28-2002
Health Central (HealthScout) Interferon Causes Major Depression for Hepatitis C Patients 11-26-2002
WebMD Depression Common with Hep C Treatment 11-22-2002
Health News Hepatitis drug causes major depression 11-22-2002
SciNews Releases
Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Photosynthesis Study Shows Ancient Genetic Engineering 11-9-2002
ABC Online, Australia Jumping bacterial genes led to photosynthesis 11-22-2002
CBC News, Canada Ancient bacteria shared photosynthesis genes 11-21-2002
Cosmiverse Photosynthesis Study Shows Ancient Genetic Engineering 11-22-2002
Space Ref Astrobiology: Understanding the Origin of Photosynthesis 11-21-2002
California State University, Sacramento More Evidence to Link Pesticide Use with Amphibian Decline 11-22-2002
Los Angeles Daily News (AP) Three frog species linked to harm from pesticide use 11-24-2002
Modesto Bee (AP) Study implies threat to frogs 11-29-2002
Oregonian Science News Research Notebook 11-27-2002
Sacramento Business Journal Sac State report links pesticides with more frog deaths 11-21-2002
San Jose Business Journal Sac State report links pesticides with more frog deaths 11-21-2002
San Mateo County Times Pesticides blamed in decline of 3 additional frog species 11/23/02
Cornell University Sugar Gene Helps Rice Tolerate Drought, Salt, Cold 11-22-2002
Reuters Gene-engineered rice withstands drought and cold 11-26-2002
ABC Online, Australia (Reuters) Claim gene-engineered rice withstands drought, salt water 11-25-2002
CNN Asia Hardy new rice strain offers Asia hope 11-26-2002
Associated Press Scientists Create Tough Rice Strain 11-25-2002
London Daily Telegraph GM technique will improve rice yield 11-26-2002
Associated Press Researchers: Tough Rice Strain Created 11-26-2002
ABC (Reuters) Gene-Engineered Rice Withstands Drought, Salt Water 11-25-2002
CNN (AP) Scientists: Tough new rice created from bacteria 11-26-2002
Billings Gazette (AP) Tough new rice strain created 11-26-2002
Austin American Statesman (AP) Researchers: Tough Rice Strain Created 11-26-2002
Scientific American Sugar Genes Make Rice Crops Sturdier 11-26-2002
CBC (Canada) Scientists grow hardier GM rice 11-25-2002
New Zealand Herald Biologists create super-hardy rice 11-27-2002
Florida State University Dig Uncovers Earliest Writing in New World 12-4-2002
Washington Post Mexico Find Spurs Debate on Earliest 'Writing' 12-9-2002
Los Angeles Times Earliest Writing in Mesoamerica Takes a Leap Further Back in Time 12-6-2002
Associated Press Find Suggests Earliest Americas Writing 12-5-2002
London Daily Telegraph History of words rewritten 12-6-2002
New Scientist Earliest New World writing revealed 12-5-2002
Scientific American Relics Reveal First Written Words in New World 12-6-2002
Science News Script Delivery: New World writing takes disputed turn 12-7-2002
The Age (Australia) [LA Times] Found: earliest example of writing in the New World 12-7-2002
Santa Fe New Mexican (AP) Researchers Find Earliest Evidence of New World Writing 12-6-2002
United Press International (UPI) Earliest New World writing evidence found 12-5-2002
Kansas State University Detect Neutron Signals from Hidden Nuclear Weapons, Materials 11-16-2002
Topeka Capitol-Journal K-State develops weapons detector 11-18-2002
Electrical Engineering Times Researchers foresee availability of low-cost Geiger counters 11-27-2002
Cosmiverse Detect Neutron Signals from Hidden Nuclear Weapons, Materials 11-18-2002
National Science Foundation (NSF) Plant-Fungal Symbiosis Found in High-Heat Extreme Environment 11-27-2002
San Francisco Chronicle Microbes thrive in the harshest environments / Research findings give scientists hope of discovering 12-9-2002
Oregonian Science News Research Notebook 11-27-2002
Fort Wayne (Dallas Morning News) Gall wasps induce plants to flag potential 11-25-2002
New Scientist New Scientist Tips for 12-7-2002 12-5-2002
Cape Times (South Africa) Research knocks the spots off old acne myths 12-5-2002
United Press International (UPI) Jockstrip: The world as we know it 12-9-2002
United Press International (UPI) Health Tips ... from UPI 12-9-2002
Ohio State University Disaster, Terrorist Attack Could Cripple Internet, Computer Simulation Shows 11-21-2002
Washington Post Guarding the Net 11-27-2002
San Jose Business Journal Study: Internet could be crippled with loss of hub cities 11-25-2002
Taipei Times Internet may be hit by `cyber-storms' that hamper service 11-27-2002
Raleigh News & Observer (AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE) Disaster, terrorism in hub city could paralyze Internet, study says 11-26-2002
United Press International (UPI) Internet Vunerable to Terror Attack 11-26-2002
OnBusiness Terrorism could paralyse the Internet 11-28-2002
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Role of Two Genes Involved in Cholesterol Excretion 11-16-2002
Fort Wayne (Dallas Morning News) Role of Two Genes Involved in Cholesterol Excretion 11-25-2002
Biomed Central Cholesterol efflux genes 11-19-2002
United Press International (UPI) Two Genes Control Cholesterol Excretion 11-22-2002
University of Washington Jupiter-Like Planets Formed in Hundreds -- Not Millions -- of Years 11-26-2002
Toronto Globe and Mail Planets form in wink of cosmic eye 11-28-2002
ABC Australia Gas giant planets form quicker than thought 11-29-2002
CNN Study: Big planets form in cosmic flash 11-28-2002
ABC (Reuters) Big Planets Form in Hundreds of Years, Not Millions
United Press International (UPI) Planets form more Quickly than Thought 11-29-2002
Astrobio.net (UPI) Pop-Up Planets 11-29-2002
ScienceBlog.com Jupiter-like planets formed in hundreds ­ not millions ­ of years, study shows 11-28-2002
LifeNews Releases
American Psychological Association (APA) Pre-Term Infants Slower than Full-Terms at Processing Information 11-5-2002
BBC Premature babies 'remain less bright' 11-14-2002
WebMD Preemies Process Information More Slowly 11-11-2002
American Psychological Association (APA) Family Routines, Rituals May Improve Family Relationships and Health 12-4-2002
New York Times Behavior: How Rituals Enhance Well-Being 12-10-2002
Tacoma News Tribune (Los Angeles Times) Rituals seem to play major role in stability of our families 12-16-2002
Sunday Times of South Africa Health shorts 12-14-2002
Health and Age Family routines and rituals promote good health 12-16-2002
Health Central (HealthScout) A Slave To Routine? 12-9-2002
WebMD Families Bond Through Routines, Rituals 12-9-2002
Anova Family life 'happier and healthier with routine and ritual' 12-9-2002
Health 24 (HealthScout) A slave to routine? 12-11-2002
Health Behavior News Service Tomboys May be Born, Not Made 11-12-2002
KSBW TV, CA Study: Tomboys Born, Not Made 11-12-2002
WebMD Tomboys May Be Born, Not Made 11-12-2002
WDSU, LA Study: Tomboys Born, Not Made 11-12-2002
Oregonian Science News Research Notebook 11-20-2002
Health Behavior News Service Insurance Coverage for Smoking Cessation Not Always Effective 11-12-2002
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN Study: Coverage for nicotine therapy fails to help smokers 11-12-2002
WRAL, NC Smokers Don't Use Insurance Benefits 11-12-2002
National Council on Family Relations Adolecents Need Support After Parents Divorce 11-13-2002
Health Central (HealthScout) Divorce and Teens: It Takes a Village 11-21-2002
Ohio State University Domestic Violence Comes from Men Who Repress Emotion, Feel Threatened 12-10-2002
Sunday Times of South Africa Violence 'Helps men cope' 12-14-2002
Oregonian Research Notebook 12-18-2002
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Legal Services Key to Reducing Domestic Violence 11-22-2002
Newsday Arkansas researcher offers different reason for decline in ... 11-28-2002
University of Michigan People Who Give, Live Longer 11-13-2002
Health Central (HealthScout) 'Tis Healthier to Give Than to Receive 11-25-2002
WLKY (Louisville) Study: People Who Give, Live Longer 11-13-2002
WebMD For Elderly, Giving Is Living 11-15-2002
United Press International (UPI) Health Tips ... from UPI 11-14-2002
University of Vermont Love and Tradition Link Civil Union Couples 11-22-2002
San Francisco Chronicle (Washington Post) Dissolving Vermont's same-sex unions proving difficult Other states don't recognize partnerships, so they can't end them 11-30-2002
Austin American-Statesman (AP) Vermont Civil Unions Appear Permanent 11-30-2002
Educational Testing Service (ETS) Is the Education Frontier Closing in America? 11-16-2002
Orlando Sentinel Florida's rate of graduations worst in US 11-20-2002
Equal Justice Works From Paper Chase to Money Chase 11-16-2002
Washington Post Big Debts Keep Law Grads Out of Low-Paying Public Service Jobs 11-18-2002
CNN (AP) Lawyers balance debt, public service 11-17-2002
WKYT-TV (AP) Law students with massive debts passing up public service 11-17-2002
Lansing State Journal Debt-ridden law grads shun public sector jobs 12-2-2002
International Reading Association Association Applauds New Analysis of PISA 2000: "Reading for Change" 11-22-2002
Education Week U.S. Keeps Pace With Other Nations' Reading Achievement 12-11-2002
BizNews Releases
The Conference Board CEO Pay Rises in Most Industries 11-12-2002
San Francisco Chronicle Snow job at top of Treasury 12-11-2002
Richmond Times Dispatch At CSX, Snow weathered many storms 12-10-2002
San Jose Mercury News Rich man, poor company 12-7-2002
San Jose Mercury News Restoring investor trust won't be easy 12-10-2002
Manifest-i US boards will have to change 12-12-2002
The Conference Board Older Workers Are Staying in Their Jobs for Economic Reasons 12-3-2002
Atlanta Journal Constitution (Bloomberg News) Survey: Retiree health benefits dwindle 12-8-2002
Cincinnati Business Journal Older workers staying on the job longer 12-2-2002
San Jose Business Journal Older workers staying on the job longer 12-2-2002
United Press International (UPI) Executive Business Briefing 12-2-2002
University of Washington Enron Anniversary: Despite Scandal, Stock Options Boost Company Earnings 12-4-2002
Tampa Bay Business Journal Enron anniversary: research counters thoughts on stock options 12-9-2002
South Florida Business Journal Researchers: stock options can work 12-10-2002
CFO.com Stock Options Get a Nod from B-Schools 12-10-2002

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