August 11, 2004

HEART TREATMENT FROM A DISTANCE BBC News, Aug. 11 -- Duke engineeers at the Pratt School are developing a device that when implanted in the chest may help doctors treat heart rhythm problems before they arise without actually seeing the patient. ... Full story --Also, London Guardian: Remote Computer Could Check Hearts ... Full story

Q&A: TURNING JUKEBOXES INTO TEACHING AIDS News & Observer, Aug. 11 -- Behind the Apple iPod experiment is Duke Vice President for Information Technology Tracy Futhey. ... Full story

SENIOR Rx RISKS CBS Evening News, Aug. 9 -- America's senior citizens account for one-third of all prescription drug use. So a new study conducted by Duke University researchers finding that many elderly are being prescribed medicine that could harm them is sounding alarms. (Link to video lineup; transcript e-mailed upon request to eduke@duke.edu.) ... Full story --Also, American Public Media's 'Marketplace' Morning Report: New Study Shows Many Seniors Being Prescribed Drugs Which Could Be Harmful to Them (Link to audio; transcript e-mailed upon request.) ... Full story Globe & Mail: Many Seniors Taking Inappropriate Medications -- Study ... Full story New York Daily News: Meds That Wear Out Their Welcome ... Full story

EDITORIAL: ROSES & RASPBERRIES Chapel Hill News, Aug. 10 -- Roses to Duke University for agreeing, in the face of strong opposition, to host the 2004 conference of the Palestinian Solidarity Movement. ... Full story --Also, Duke News: Duke University Accepts Registration of Palestine Solidarity Movement Conference ... Full story

EDITORIAL: A COUNTRY DOCTOR DIES (Durham) Herald Sun, Aug. 11 -- Dr. Roscoe R. Robinson, known to all as "Ike," will be missed by many who knew him at Duke and Vanderbilt and by the many patients he treated with such care and compassion. ... Full story

Q&A: THE ANSWER LIES WITHIN New York Daily News, Aug. 10 -- Dr. Tracy Gaudet, director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Duke, talks about her new book, "Consciously Female: How to Listen to Your Body and Your Soul for a Lifetime of Healthier Living." ... Full story

OP-ED: SCANDAL AT THE OLYMPICS. THAT'S NEWS? (Newark) Star-Ledger, Aug. 1 -- The Olympics "have always been wrapped up in politics, greed and uses and misuses of every kind," says Duke cultural anthropology professor Orin Starn. ... Full story

SHE SERVES SUBURBS' OTHER SIDE Charlotte Observer, Aug. 11 -- Kathryn Sellers brings together agencies that help people in need. She earned her doctorate from Duke in African politics, specifically local dispute resolution and land disputes. (Free registration required.) ... Full story