Duke in the News: Dec. 19, 2003

COURTS DEALING SETBACK TO BUSH POLICY Newsday, Dec. 19 -- The legal controversy over the uncompromising and passionately debated Bush administration policy of detaining suspected terrorists and captured fighters as "enemy combatants" is fast coming to a head. Duke University law professor and military justice expert Scott Silliman comments on the latest developments. ...Full story --Also, Philadelphia Inquirer: A Blow to Bush's Terror Strategy Full story

THE FATHERLESS SON Washington Post, Dec. 19 -- In a story about young sniper Lee Boyd Malvo, Duke Germanic languages professor Ann Marie Rasmussen talks about the archetype of the fatherless boy in medieval folk tales. ... Full story

DRUG INDUSTRY'S BIG 2003 VICTORY DOESN'T MUTE UNDERLYING PROBLEMS Boston Globe, Dec. 18 -- The pharmaceutical industry, facing generic competition, sluggish development of new drugs and consumer demands for ever-deeper discounts, "is in for a tough couple of years," says Henry Grabowski, director of the program in pharmaceuticals and health economics at Duke University. ... Full story

RISKS OF STOMACH STAPLING(Raleigh)Time, Dec. 22 -- "This (gastric-bypass surgery) should not be considered a cosmetic procedure," warns Dr. Elmar Merkle of Duke, lead author of a new study on the operation. "It should be the last option we can offer." ... Full story

DUKE SETS UP INSTITUTE FOR STUDY OF AFGHANISTAN Chronicle of Higher Education, Dec. 19 -- Duke University recently established an institute to encourage the study of Afghanistan and to promote research within the country, especially among graduate and postdoctoral students. ...Full story

ANEURYSM LEADS TO STUDENT'S DEATH (Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, Dec. 19 -- Duke University freshman Alexandra Marie Burakow died Wednesday of complications from a brain aneurysm. ...Full story

BEDEVILED Washington Times, Dec. 19 -- Tomorrow night Jay Williams is scheduled to make his first appearance at Chicago's United Center since the Bulls guard was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident in June. The former All-American point guard from Duke underwent rehabilitation at Duke Medical Center. ...Full story

FAMILY HONORS JESICA'S BIRTHDAY, MEMORY (Raleigh) News & Observer, Dec. 19 -- Jesica Santillan, the Franklin County teenager who died in February after two heart-and-lung transplants at Duke University Medical Center, would have turned 18 the day after Christmas. ... Full story

GRADUATE ON ABC SOAP OPERA Pensacola News Journal, Dec. 18 -- Duke alumnus Erik Lautier will make several guest appearances on ABC's "One Life to Live" in the next few weeks. He will appear as Officer Erik Parrish today (Friday). ... Full story

ON THE AIR Dr. Mitch Krucoff, associate professor of cardiology, and Dr. Harold Koenig, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine, both at Duke, will join hosts Joe and Terry Graedon on the People's Pharmacy radio program for a discussion about prayer, medicine and healing. The program airs on WUNC (91.5 FM) at 7 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, and is rebroadcast later that day at 3 p.m. Listen live or over your computer at those times. ...Listen