PUBLISHED August 29, 2005 IN Campus

Duke in the News: Aug. 29, 2005

Research Details Cancer Risk for Redheads | Op-Ed: Poor More With Us Than We Know | How New Heart-Scanning Technology Could Save Your Life, and more

By Duke Today Staff

Editor's Note:

RESEARCH DETAILS CANCER RISK FOR REDHEADS
USA Today, AP, Aug. 29 -- Redheads sunburn easily, but that may not be the only reason they are at high risk of skin cancer. New Duke research suggests the pigment that colors their skin may set them up for cancer-spurring sun damage even if they do not burn. ... Full story
--Also: BBC News: Why Red Hair Ups Skin Cancer Risk ... Full story
The (London) Times: Why Sunshine Poses a Greater Cancer Risk To Redheads ... Full story
(Raleigh) News & Observer: Redhead, Cancer Link Isolated ... Full story
Ivanhoe Newswire: Are Redheads More Prone to Skin Cancer? ... Full story

OP-ED: POOR MORE WITH US THAN WE KNOW
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Aug. 29 -- The Census Bureau on Tuesday will release the official poverty rates for 2004. Duke sociology professor David Brady says the bureau's official measure "ignores the enormous changes in families since 1955." (Also in The News & Observer, San Diego Union-Tribune and Detroit Free Press.) ... Full story

HOW NEW HEART-SCANNING TECHNOLOGY COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE
Time magazine, Sept. 5 -- More and more, doctors are diagnosing coronary disease without any invasive tests whatever. Dr. Pamela Douglas, Duke's chief of cardiovascular medicine and president of the American College of Cardiology, and Duke cardiology professor Raymond Kim comment. ... Full story

DUKE PROF SAYS NEW GOOGLE SOFTWARE TREND TOWARD 'PUSH' TECHNOLOGY
(Research Triangle Park, N.C.) Triangle TechJournal, Aug. 26 -- Jun Yang, a Duke professor of computer science, says Google's latest product combines three technologies that take a step toward an "intelligent push" system for retrieving information from the web. ... Full story

STUDY DISPUTES VALUE OF TOP PICKS
Houston Chronicle, AP, Aug. 27 -- Former Fuqua School of Business professor Cade Massey, writing with a colleague, concluded that the NFL's top draft picks are overpriced -- an insight they shared with NFL teams this spring and summer. ... Full story

A DIPLOMA CLOSER TO INCLUSION
Boca Raton (Fla.) News, Aug. 28 -- Having a son graduate from Duke University is a momentous occasion for most mothers. But Randi Soloman had something even more special to celebrate as her son Joshua walked across the stage. ... Full story

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