Duke in the News: Nov. 29, 2007
Drug May Help Reverse Clotting Deficiency | Inside the Beltway: Oprah Factor | Quick Return to Sports Possible After Ankle Sprain, and more…
Thursday, November 29, 2007
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DRUG MAY HELP REVERSE CLOTTING DEFICIENCY
Washington Post, HealthDay News, Nov. 28 -- An experimental drug can boost the number of clotting cells, called platelets, in patients suffering from a dangerous deficiency of these cells, Duke researchers report. ... Full story
--Also, AFP: Study Finds New Drug Helps Cure Hepatitis C, Other Liver Diseases ... Full story
Duke Med News: Drug Boosts Platelets in Hepatitis C Patients ... Full story
INSIDE THE BELTWAY: OPRAH FACTOR
Washington Times, Nov. 29 -- "Because of her crossover appeal with white females, Oprah Winfrey's support for Barack Obama has the potential to affect the outcome" of the Jan. 3 Iowa Caucus, says Duke political science professor Paula McClain. (See second item.) ... Full story
QUICK RETURN TO SPORTS POSSIBLE AFTER ANKLE SPRAIN
Reuters Health, Nov. 28 -- Athletes who have surgery for so-called "high" ankle sprains may be able to get back into the game fairly quickly, a Duke-led study suggests. ... Full story
COMMENTARY: PRESERVING LAND SAVES WATER
Charlotte Observer, Nov. 28 -- To cope with more frequent drought periods, Duke's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions recommends protecting more of our "green infrastructure." ... Full story
CONCLUSIONS ARE AS GOOD AS HOW STUDY WAS DONE
Dallas Morning News, Nov. 28 -- David Banks, a professor of practical statistics at Duke, says science news consumers who haven't learned to sort wheat from chaff are "setting themselves up to be taken advantage of by others." ... Full story
BLOGGERS' ROUNDTABLE: JUVENILE JUSTICE
NPR's News & Notes, Nov. 21 -- Duke professor and author Mark Anthony Neal joins a discussion of recent juvenile justice issues, including the case of a 15-year-old boy who got 60 years in jail for a heinous crime he committed two years earlier. ... Full story
NEW HOSPICE TO HELP TERMINALLY ILL END LIFE WITH DIGNITY
WRAL.com, Nov. 26 -- Duke's planned 12-bed hospice facility will help provide a home away from home at the close of life for patients in a nine-county area. (with video) ... Full story
HERE'S OUR PUBLISHING PICK OF THE MONTH
VOA News, Nov. 28 -- Many writers tackle obscure or weighty or clever subjects. Duke professor Henry Petroski is doing just fine with his studies of life's simple things: pencils, paper clips, toothpicks. ... Full story
ON THE AIR
Former Duke basketball player C.B. Claiborne will be a guest on North Carolina Public Radio’s "The State of Things" today, talking about the integration of historically white collegiate athletics that began in the 1960s. ... Details/listen
