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Duke in the News: Oct. 12, 2006

Children Who Survive Cancer Highly Likely to Get Ill Later | McDonald Returns to the Field After Brain Surgery | On a Jewish Holiday, Backyard Parties Get More Elaborate and more!

CHILDREN WHO SURVIVE CANCER HIGHLY LIKELY TO GET ILL LATER USA Today, Oct. 12 -- A landmark study shows that children who survive childhood cancers often suffer from serious illnesses later in life. Dr. Philip Rosoff of the Duke Medical Center, who wrote an accompanying editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine, says the study sheds light on an issue that has mostly occupied specialists. (This story also appeared in about 50 other news outlets.) Full story -- NPR, "All Things Considered": Childhood Cancer Survivors Suffer in Adulthood Full story MCDONALD RETURNS TO THE FIELD AFTER BRAIN SURGERY (Duke) Chronicle, Oct. 5 -- Sophomore Christie McDonald, who underwent surgery in May to remove a benign brain tumor, has played in all the Duke women's soccer games this fall. Full story -- Also, WTVD Eyewitness News: Duke Soccer Player Returns to Field After Surgery Full story ON A JEWISH HOLIDAY, BACKYARD PARTIES GET MORE ELABORATE Wall Street Journal, Oct. 12 -- Steve Henry Herman, clinical professor emeritus of medical psychology at Duke, is co-owner of a business selling kits to build sukkot, the temporary huts erected to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. (Article available only to subscribers; available by request to sally.hicks@duke.edu.) Full story AGGRESSION CAN RESULT FROM NO PROVOCATION UPI, Oct. 11 -- A U.S. meta-analysis finds people identified as having aggressive and irritable personalities are likely to engage in aggressive behavior. Duke research scientist Jeffrey Valentine was one of the study's authors. Full story STUDY LINKS WHOOPING COUGH TO LAX LAWS Washington Post (AP), Oct. 11 -- A new study suggests that state laws allowing children to skip vaccinations may be contributing to whooping cough outbreaks. But Dr. Samuel Katz, a Duke vaccine specialist, said not all states with liberal policies have high disease rates. (This story appeared in about 280 news outlets.) Full story DEFENSE IN DUKE CASE SEEK NOTES Washington Post (AP), Oct. 12 -- In a letter sent to District Attorney Mike Nifong on Monday, defense attorneys in the Duke lacrosse rape case said the prosecutor's office has failed to hand over details of any statements from the accuser or handwritten notes from investigators. (This story appeared in about 70 news outlets) Full story -- Also, (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer: Defense Wants Report on Accuser Full story

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