Duke in the News: March 23, 2006
New Answers on Treating Depression | Can Kadima Hold the Center as Israeli Voters Move Forward? | Parkinson's Disease Medication Linked to Compulsive Behavior?, and more…
Thursday, March 23, 2006
print |
These summaries link to the original article posted by the newspaper or other source. If the link is no longer "live," please contact the source directly for information on how to obtain a copy of the article.
NEW ANSWERS ON TREATING DEPRESSION
The Wall Street Journal, March 23 -- Health insurers may
use the results of a new government study of severe depression to
pressure patients and doctors to try generic medicines before
resorting to costlier drugs, says P. Murali Doraiswamy, a
psychiatrist at DukeUniversityMedicalCenter. (Link for subscribers;
e-mailed upon request to eduke@duke.edu.) ... Full
story for subscribers
OP-ED: CAN KADIMA HOLD THE CENTER AS ISRAELI VOTERS MOVE
FORWARD?
(New York) The Forward, March 23 -- Bernard Avishai, a
visiting professor of public policy at Duke, questions whether
moderates can put together a governing coalition in the Israeli
parliament. ... Full
story
PARKINSON'S DISEASE MEDICATION LINKED TO COMPULSIVE
BEHAVIOR?
CNN’s Paula Zahn Now, March 22 -- Duke doctor Mark Stacy,
an expert on Parkinson's disease, was stunned when, in just one
week, the wives of two patients complained that their husbands each
had gambled away $60,000. ... Full
story
OLDER WOMEN MOST SUCCESSFUL AT QUITTING SMOKING
ABC News, Reuters, March 22 -- Women who are 65 years old
or older are better at quitting smoking than their male
counterparts, and new findings from Duke show the older men and
women are generally better at staying off cigarettes compared with
younger smokers.
Full
story
DOORS ARE OPENING FOR MEXICO'S INDIANS
BusinessWeek, March 22 -- Duke's Guillermo Trejo, an
expert on Mexican social movements, discusses the persistent jobs
shortage facing Mexico's indigenous citizens. ...
Full story
THE LIPS KEEP MUSIC GOING
(Raleigh) News & Observer, March 23 -- The New
Horizons Band, an offering of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
at Duke, brings together older musicians who want to rekindle their
love of music, even if their hands have not touched an instrument
in years. ... Full
story
WILLIAMS, DAVIS READY FOR A BATTLE IN ATLANTA
Fox Sports, March 22 -- Duke's Shelden Williams and LSU's
Glen Davis met for the first time while passing in a hallway of the
Georgia Dome on Wednesday afternoon, but they will see plenty of
each other Thursday night when the big men square off in the Sweet
16.
Full
story
--Also, New York Times, AP: Redick Not Worried About Past Failings
...
Full story
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Devils and the Details ... Full story
(Durham) Herald-Sun: Devils Hoping One Long Run Produces Another
... Full
story
News & Observer: Teams Searching for 'The J.J. Rules' ... Full
story
Duke Chronicle: Redick Wins Second Rupp Award as NPOY ... Full story
ON THE AIR
“The State of Things” on Thursday looked at documentaries
as mainstream blockbusters and previewed next month’s Full Frame
Documentary Film Festival, which Duke is helping to sponsor. Listen
to a rebroadcast at 9 p.m. ET on WUNC Radio or later to archived
audio.
http://www.wunc.org/tsot/
