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2007 News ReleasesARCHIVES: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 Below are current news releases about the UM School of Public Health. You can search all UM SPH releases on this site, or UM News Service releases or UM Health System releases on their sites. Study shows connection between job loss and poor health outcomes. Rates of anxiety, mood disorders high in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. Nano-sized voltmeter measures electric fields deep within cells.
Pedometers motivate people with diabetes to walk more, University of Michigan/VA study finds.
Veterans, depression & suicide: New VA/UM study yields key findings for all veterans’ care--highest risk seen among younger white men, and alcohol/drug abusers.
UM to lead disaster aftermath research center. Firing clay in unvented kilns may be a source of exposure to dioxins.
Whites take supplemental breast cancer therapy more often than blacks. Researchers find new gene linked to breast cancer. University of Michigan receives $55 million NIH grant; matches grant for major investment in human research resources and training. Misconceptions about Alzheimer's vary among races, survey suggests. Recruitment of undergrads begins for second year of major M-FLU study based at UM SPH. Event announcement: Risk science symposium examines nanotechnology and impact on health, policy. Not all risk is created equal. Event announcement: Global Health Preparedness: Is It Possible?
Most seniors now have drug coverage, shows UM study with SPH's Helen Levy. SPH alum Marianne Udow to head UMHS/BCBSM joint venture. Social interactions significantly impact Chinese elders' depressive mood.
New 'asthma gene' could lead to new therapies. Freedom isn't always healthy for men. Students with symptoms of mental illness often don't seek help. UM study: Insights into tooth decay in kids in low-income households. Parents support genetic testing, DNA biobanks – even without effective treatments.
Study: Daily discrimination can lead to chronic illness among Asian Americans. NSF International establishes department chair in UM School of Public Health.
MHealthy: Focus on Diabetes wins national award. State lawmakers honor UM for employee health programs, including MHealthy: Focus on Diabetes. Study: Chain-owned nursing homes hurt by too much standardization. UM study examines treatment of ‘bleeding stroke’ patients.
Update: Firearm violence & population-based issues. Michigan Department of Community Health and partners kick off state Public Health Week. New imaging method shows whether treatment for advanced prostate cancer is working, UM study finds. Lack of control of work hours leads to burnout and physician dissatisfaction, UM study finds. Study: Metabolic syndrome tied to cancer in black men. The stress of war harms civilian men more than women.
Call for entries for orginal works of art for the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Short multimedia report with Allison Aiello and Arnold Monto on the purpose, methodology, and timeliness of the M-Flu study. (4:20-minute video)
Windows Media Type of stem cell found to reside in transplanted lungs; finding could help with transplant rejection.
Older mothers more likely than younger mothers to deliver by C-section, study finds. A year of added life more valuable for the young, study suggests. UM team: Genetic testing sheds light on degenerative eye disease. To make the most of health dollars, use “value-based insurance design” approach, UM and Harvard experts say.
Study finds psychosocial factors associated with higher levels of inflammatory markers. UM research reaches $797 million in FY 2006. UM study finds women involved in choosing surgeon more likely to be treated by experienced surgeon. Nanoparticle research target moves from terrorism to cancer.
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In the NewsAn extended list of popular-media citations. U.S. News & World Report, October 9, 2007: A story on Medicaid Managed Care falling short quotes SPH's Mark Fendrick. ABC News , October 8, 2007: African American women are not getting the optimal therapy as often as are Caucasians, says SPH's Mousumi Banerjee in a new study. Seattle Post-Intelligencer (and other AP outlets), October 3, 2007: Ken Warner says it's not surprising a CDC says people with disabilities smoke more, when people with mental illness and drug and alcohol addictions are included. M-Live.com, Sept. 12, 2007: Global health in focus at SPH symposium. L.A. Times, Sept. 3, 2007: SPH's Daniel Eisenberg on campus mental health issues. MSNBC.com, Aug. 30, 2007: SPH's John Meeker and associates have the first study to show a link between childhood exposure to parents’ smoking and reproductive ability in adulthood. Washington Post, August 28, 2007: SPH's Allison Aiello on the mega study that shows that antibacterial soap claims don't wash... Forbes.com, August 29, 2007: SPH's Marc Zimmerman comments on how school and church activities can help curb youth smoking. Washington Post, July 24, 2007: SPH nutrition expert Anita Sandretto says the full health value of fortified beverages is still unproven. Toledo Blade, July 13, 2007: SPH's Dean Smith comments on auto industry health insurance challenges.
New York Times, June 27, 2007: Work by HMP alum Kim Jinnett is highlighted in "Skimping on Drug Benefits Doesn't Pay." Detroit Free Press, June 25, 2007: Preventive medicine physician Ron Davis takes over at helm of the American Medical Association. Wall Street Journal, June 21, 2007: SPH Dean Ken Warner advises caution on health claims from cigarette manufacturers. Detroit News, June 18, 2007: SPH's Paula Lantz on good public health policy with the HPV vaccine. Detroit Free Press, June 18, 2007: In an op-ed, SPH Dean Ken Warner endorses Michigan smoke-free legislation for the lives it will save. Scientific American, June 7, 2007: SPH's Allison Aiello on bacterial resistance to antibiotics. International Herald Tribune, June 1, 2007: SPH's Peter Jacobson comments about the TB patient who flew internationally: "He may be personally liable if someone contracts TB," from being near him on his recent flights to and from Europe. (AP story ran in many newspapers.) New York Times, April 27, 2007: Scientists, including Michael Boehnke and team at UM SPH, identify new diabetes genes. Associated Press/USA Today, April 26, 2007: UM SPH's Mark Fendrick comments on the role of celebrities in raising cancer/screening awareness. Metro Times (Detroit), April 11, 2007: SPH lecturer Theresa Han-Markey comments on how nutrition's mission is changing. Medical News Today, March 30, 2007: Summary of SPH's Gilbert Gee's findings from interviews with 2,217 Filipino Americans: those who reported unfair treatment were more likely to use prescription and illicit drugs, and to be alcohol dependent. Detroit Free Press, March 15, 2007: SPH's Dean Smith sees value in a family's upcoming hearing on rising health insurance rates. Detroit News, March 30, 2007: SPH emeritus Peter Meier comments on Lake St. Clair water quality assessment. M-Live.com, March 12, 2007: The March 14 Life Sciences & Society interfaith forum is applauded in editorial. ScientificAmerican.com, March 5, 2007: SPH's Dawn Misra reports on preterm-birth risk outcomes of douching before and during pregnancy, particularly for African-American women. Washington Post, March 4, 2007; In an article about HPV vaccination for 6th-grade girls, SPH's Gary Freed says, "The message that we send to parents is exceedingly important. Are we going to be creating a culture of vaccine refusal that's not going to serve us well?" The Sun-Herald, March 3, 2007: As UM SPH students on the PHAST team make their second visit to southern Mississippi, staff advisor Angela Beck explains, "Last year we came here to help victims recover from Katrina. This year is more hands-on, and we are trying to help people understand health-care systems and assess the public-health system in general." NY Times, Feb. 21, 2007: Work of SPH's Fendrick and Rosen of the UM Center for Value-Based Insurance Design supports an article on employers offering free drugs for chronic conditions. AP, Feb. 19, 2007: SPH's Betsy Foxman comments on stomach flu on the rise. Detroit Free Press, Feb. 16, 2007: SPH's Toby Citrin on potential U.S. legal action preventing genetic testing by employers and insurers. "This is not only a good idea, but it's an absolutely essential piece of legislation if the benefits of testing for genetic conditions and predispositions to them are to be realized," says Citrin. Chicago Tribune, Feb.13, 2007: SPH's Amr Soliman and Ken Warner are quoted in story 'Immigrants can help reveal role of environment.' Wall St. Journal, Feb. 8, 2007: In the story 'Behind Antismoking Policy, Influence of Drug Industry,' SPH Dean Ken Warner comments, "We have to be willing to examine the issue of whether current users [of medication] are obtaining long-term rates of abstinence that are higher than anyone else.... "That's going to be very hard for people to do in the smoking-cessation community," because belief in the value of medication runs so deep. New York Times, Feb. 7, 2007: SPH flu expert Arnold Monto on Indonesia's decision to sell of avian flu virus to Baxter drug company instead of providing it the W.H.O. WDIV clickondetroit.com: More on the M-FLU study at UM. M-Live.com: Jan. 31, 2007: Photo and background on M-FLU study launch. Reuters: Jan. 31, 2007: UM's M-FLU study on the effectiveness of masks and handwashing in preventing influenza could have possible implications for avian flu, Reuters suggests. "There is some anecdotal evidence from prior pandemic outbreaks that masks may have helped, but no firm data," says SPH flu expert Arnold Monto, a PI on the study. BBC News: Jan. 23, 2007: Cynical distrust is associated with three inflammatory markers for increased risk of heart disease, according to SPH researchers Nalini Ranjit and Ana Diez-Roux. Chronic stress and depression were also noted in the Archives of Internal Medicine study. NPR, Jan. 18, 2007: Hear Marc Zimmerman explain the factors that lead some kids to lash out in violent ways. Washington Post, Jan. 14, 2007: Janet Gilsdorf, who supports HPV vaccination, says, "No question that school mandates increase vaccine uptake." NPR, Jan. 10, 2007: Hear Rich Lichtenstein affirm the value of diversity. |
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Gene study adds weight to theory that native people of the Americas arrived in a single main migration across the Bering Strait
Annual poster day highlights field experiences of students in three SPH departments. 
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Lack of HIV prevention for male sex workers in the Caribbean could fuel AIDS epidemic.
Study: Plain soap as effective as antibacterial but without the risk.
SPH Biostatistics OJ/OC M.S. candidate Martin Spoor on UM Survival Flight air ambulance in crash into Lake Michigan.
UM SPH recognizes degree candidates at 2007 graduation, as well as faculty and alumni honorees.
UM-led study (by SPH's Michael Boehnke) identifies new genetic risk factors for type 2 diabetes.
Project Healthy Schools community-university program (with SPH human nutrition students and faculty advisors) lowers cardiovascular risk factors.
Public Health Students of African Descent (PHSAD) to hold 21st Annual Minority Health Conference March 23-24.
UM SPH's Michael Elliott serves as lead biostatistician on "Driving Through the Eyes of Teens" safety report and project.
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