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Duke in the News: Apr. 20, 2004

Solvent 'Raises Risk of Cancer' | Court to Begin Hearing Arguments on Detainees | Doctors' Continuing Education Needs Prescription, and more

SOLVENT 'RAISES RISK OF CANCER' BBC News, April 20 -- A solvent found in varnishes, paints, dyes and fuel additives may raise the risk of cancer among women taking hormone treatments, say Duke researchers. ...Full story --Also, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Chemicals May Boost Hormone Activity to Hazardous Levels Full story (U.K.) Scotsman: Solvent Raises Risk of Cancer for Women on Pill Full story (London) Telegraph: Solvent 'Raises Risk of Female Cancers' Full story

SUPREME COURT TO BEGIN HEARING ARGUMENTS ON DETAINEES Philadelphia Inquirer, April 20 -- "This is a blockbuster case, with so much at stake," said Scott Silliman, a former lawyer in the Air Force who teaches national security law at Duke University. "The court's decision (in the case of the Guantanamo prisoners) will help decide how far the executive branch can go in the war on terrorism." ... Full story

DOCTORS' CONTINUING EDUCATION NEEDS PRESCRIPTION FOR CHANGE Wall Street Journal, April 19 -- A study by Manesh Patel, a cardiology fellow at Duke, to be published in a few months suggests the $1.6 billion system for educating doctors after they graduate from medical school isn't cutting it. (Link for subscribers; article e-mailed upon request to eduke@duke.edu.) ... Full story

EDITORIAL: DUKE UNIVERSITY WAKES UP TO REALITY Montreal Gazette, April 20 -- It turns out that canceling 8 a.m. classes is just a case of cooperating with the inevitable. ...Full story --Also, NPR's Morning Edition: Sleep Late at Duke Full story CNNfn's Dolans Unscripted: Ready for the Real World? (Transcript e-mailed upon request to eduke@duke.edu.) CNN: Duke University Cuts Out 8 A.M. Classes Full story

SUPPORT IS GROWING FOR SENDING MORE TROOPS TO IRAQ USA Today, April 20 -- Peter Feaver, a Duke University political scientist, says the support for an increasingly difficult war is partly explained by the fact that "unlike Vietnam, you have to look hard to find prominent voices saying 'Get out.'" ... Full story --Also, (Ft. Lauderdale) Sun-Sentinel: Iraq-Vietnam War Comparisons Inexact (Feaver) Full story

DUKE TO HONOR KEOHANE WITH QUAD NAMING (Duke) Chronicle, April 20 -- Duke will honor outgoing President Nan Keohane today by renaming the West-Edens Link Keohane Quadrangle. ... Full story

NICOTINE EXPOSURE AFFECTS PRENATAL BRAIN UPI, April 19 -- Duke researchers said Monday prenatal exposure to nicotine inflicts lasting damage that might leave the brain vulnerable to further injury. ... Full story

NOT ALL BACK PAIN TREATED THE SAME Forbes.com, April 16 -- Duke researchers report that whether your doctor prescribes potent opioid drugs for your back pain can depend on some unlikely factors. ... Full story