Duke in the News: Dec. 3, 2007

CHILDREN HAVING ALLERGIC REACTIONS TO PEANUTS AT EARLIER AGES Chicago Tribune, (Raleigh) News & Observer, Dec. 3 -- Children are having potentially life-threatening allergic reactions to peanuts at much earlier ages than a decade ago, Duke researchers have found. ... Full story --Also, ABC News, Reuters: Peanut Allergies Strike Earlier, Study Says ... Full story Duke Med News: Peanut Allergies Showing Up at Much Earlier Ages ... Full story

REPORT: FDA SO UNDERFUNDED, CONSUMERS ARE PUT AT RISK USA Today, Dec. 3 -- An advisory panel that included Dr. Allen Roses of Duke reports that the Food and Drug Administration is so underfunded and understaffed that it's putting U.S. consumers at risk in terms of food and drug safety. ... Full story

DEMOCRATS' SUPERDELEGATES UNSWAYED Lakeland (Fla.) Ledger, AP, Dec. 3 -- Superdelegates, mostly elected officials and other Democratic Party officers, tend to support the front-runner, says Duke political scientist David Rohde, but they are concerned about Sen. Hillary Clinton's ability to win the general election. ... Full story

WITNESS NAMES TO BE WITHHELD FROM DETAINEE New York Times, Dec. 1 -- Scott L. Silliman, a law professor and the director of the Center on Law, Ethics and National Security at Duke, discusses the case of a Guantánamo detainee whose lawyers have been ordered not to tell their client -- or anyone else -- the identity of witnesses against him. (See second page.) ... Full story

FDA CONSIDERS LIMITING SODIUM IN PROCESSED FOODS NPR's Morning Edition, Nov. 29 -- Dr. Laura Svetkey, a professor of nephrology at Duke University Medical Center, discusses why more people should be concerned about their salt intake. ... Full story

HUMAN SERVICE NEEDS ADDRESSED (Durham) Herald-Sun, Dec. 3 -- Duke is sponsoring a Strength in Numbers Conference this week that will share new community investment strategies. ... Full story