Duke in the News: March 26, 2003
Strikes Aim to Set Stage for Postwar | Doctor: Learn From Mistakes | Heart Surgery Drug Could Risk a Patients Life, and more...
Wednesday, March 26, 2003
STRIKES AIM TO SET STAGE FOR POSTWAR
Chicago Tribune, March 26 -- "You could have a tremendous military
success -- kill every Republican Guard member -- but if in the
process you have ruined the chance of rebuilding Iraq, it would be
a political failure," said Peter Feaver, a Duke University national
security expert. ...
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--Also, Denver Post: Faces of a New Military (Peter Feaver)
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Fox News: Battlefield Analysis (Feaver)
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(Ft. Lauderdale) Sun-Sentinel: Political Landscape Also Shapes
Battlefield Plans (Feaver)
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New York Times: As Possible Terrorist Targets, Universities Are
Taking Precautions
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Christian Science Monitor: POW Effect: The Captured Become Tools of
Warfare (Scott Silliman comments)
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Kansas City Star: Al Jazeera Web Site Offers a Second Opinion
(Silliman)
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Newsday: Guidelines Meant to Keep Civilian Casualties Down
(Silliman)
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ABC News: A Child's Safety Blanket (Dr. John Fairbank
comments)
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Stars and Stripes: After Kuwait Grenade Incident, 101st Airborne
Soldiers Fight a New Fear (Dr. Scott Swartzwelder comments)
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VOA: U.S. Students Studying Abroad Face New Security Concerns
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InformationWeek: Study: War Shouldn't Mean Less IT Spending (Fuqua
survey)
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Financial Times: Businesses Have Deep Concerns About Recovery
(Fuqua survey)
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DOCTOR: LEARN FROM MISTAKES
(Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, March 26 -- Effective patient safety
systemsmust establish cultures that focus on learning from mistakes
and avoiding unnecessary punishment, said physician James Bajian in
a talk to Duke University Medical Center personnel Tuesday. He was
brought to Duke by Ralph Snyderman, chief executive officer of the
Duke University Health System, in the wake of last monthâs Jesica
Santillan transplant tragedy. ...Full story
HEART SURGERY DRUG COULD RISK A PATIENTâS
LIFE
United Press International, March 26 -- New Duke University
research suggests a drug commonly administered to patients after
coronary artery bypass surgery creates more negative side effects
than previously thought. (See fourth news brief.)
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--Also, HealthScout.com: Heart Drug Carries Dangers
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MELANGE: WEALTHY WASTRELS
Chronicle of Higher Education, March 28 -- An excerpt from a new
book by Rob Jackson, director of Duke University's program of
ecology. "The Earth Remains Forever: Generations at a Crossroads"
has been published by University of Texas Press. ...Full
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FEAR FACTOR: MISS USA EDITION
NBC's Fear Factor, March 24 -- Duke senior Jennifer
Luneberg, who is Miss N.C., came close to prevailing over six Miss
USA contestants. She had to hold her breath underwater, dive in
fish-fouled water, gulp down squid guts and stay atop a swerving
semi at 40 mph to do it.
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--Also, Luneberg's bio
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DENIM'S DAYS LOOKING UP
Calgary Sun, March 25 -- Every day gets better and brighter for a
Calgary baby fighting to regain his health. Little Denim Fry faces
a difficult road to recovery, but the transplanted thymus he
received last week at Duke University has already carried him a
long way. ...Full
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FROM CRIMSON RED TO ROYAL BLUE
Salt Lake City Tribune, March 19 -- Cecil Samuelson Jr., a former
Duke medical resident, has been named the new president of Brigham
Young University, effective May 1. ...Full
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OP-ED: BACK TO BIOTECH DRAWING BOARD
Crain's Cleveland Business, March 24 -- Cleveland's biotech
centerpiece, Athersys, is now weighing the advisability of moving
to Research Triangle Park. At Duke University, a key member of that
consortium, its vice chancellor for science and technology says he
"wants it all," and what cards he has to play! ...
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A VITAMIN A DAY: DOES IT REALLY KEEP THE DOCTOR
AWAY?
Stamford (Conn.) Advocate, March 25 -- "Taking a
multivitamin supplement along with a cheeseburger and a super-size
fries could be the equivalent of putting a fresh coat of paint on a
dilapidated shack," says Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, an associate
professor at Duke University Medical Center who holds a doctorate
in nutrition. ...
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STREAKER MAKES COURT HEARING
(Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, March 26 -- After running naked onto the
basketball court at Duke University's Cameron Indoor Stadium last
month, 21-year-old Robert Ross Finley made an appearance of another
kind Tuesday. ...Full
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