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Week of June 10

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NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL MEDIA

“Eyeball Licking Causing Pinkeye In Japan,” The Huffington Post, features David Granet, MD

“Pilot Program to Decrease Emergency Room Wait Times,” ScienceDaily, features David Guss, MD, and Vaishal Tolia, MD, MPH
See also LGBT Weekly,  Fierce Health IT, Healthcare Informatics, Bio-Portfolio, HealthCanal, e! Science News and U-T San Diego

“Immune Response Exploited By Herpes Virus To Bolster Infection,” Medical News Today, features Richard Gallo, MD, PhD
See also Innovations Report, Infection Control Today, News Track, Bio-Portfolio, Everything San Diego and ScienceDaily

“8 Foods That Can Reduce Breast Cancer Risk,” The Huffington Post, features Cheryl Rock, PhD, RD

“PTSD may be prevented, researchers find,” Chicago Tribune, features Murray Stein, MD, MPH
See also The Los Angeles Times

“Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Announces Presentation of Results from Two Lymphoseek(R) and Radiolabeled Colloid Studies,” The Wall Street Journal, features Anne Wallace, MD

“Books in brief,” Nature, features Ajit Varki, MD

REGIONAL MEDIA

“TONIGHT: Hillcrest Town Council to discuss UCSD Health Care and the homeless,” San Diego Gay & Lesbian News, features Marina Baroff, Associate Administrator, and Karen Mitchell, RN, MSN

“Gadgets blamed for distracted driving,” U-T San Diego, features Linda Hill, MD, MPH

“Prostate health begins with regular screening,” U-T San Diego, features Kellogg Parsons, MD

“Center targets ocean contaminants, human health,” The La Jolla Light, features UC San Diego School of Medicine

“Men's Health: What you need to know to stay healthy,” U-T San Diego, features UC San Diego Health System

“Working toward a healthier heart,” U-T San Diego, features Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center

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