The five most-read posts on Scope this week were: Prescription drug addiction: How the epidemic is shaking up the policy world: A guest blog post …
Month: April 2011
Stanford-developed fitness program helps improve cancer survivors' quality of life
Back in 2002, Stanford launched a fitness program specially-designed for adult cancer survivors at the Page Mill YMCA. Now new research shows the program, known …
Stem cell funding injunction overturned by federal court
Although it won't knock the royal wedding off the charts as an attention getter for many people, I was excited to learn this morning that …
Stanford launches doctoral program in stem cell science
Updated 04-29-11: Here's some very exciting news just out of the Faculty Senate: Stanford University's Faculty Senate has approved the creation of what officials believe …
U.S. health-care costs rising faster than abroad
This country's health-care spending continues to grow at a fast clip, according to a recent report from Kaiser Family Foundation. Healthwatch reports today: U.S. healthcare …
USDA urges school to purchase food from local farmers
Earlier this year, federal officials called for an overhaul of school lunch programs in an effort to combat childhood obesity in America. This week, the …
Should doctors use Facebook?
There's a good physician-penned piece on Well on doctors' use of Facebook. I think this clinician's personal policy is a very smart one: I worry …
A less toxic, targeted therapy for childhood brain cancer
Sunnyvale, Calif. first-grader Isabelle Wagner is thriving five years after receiving a lifesaving surgery at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital to remove a malignant golf-ball sized …
Rallying in support of children's health care
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital was the site of a rally yesterday to show support for Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education, a pediatric training program that …
Brains ♥ Shakespeare
What happens when you mix fMRI with Shakespearean wordplay? How does the brain respond to grammatical twists - called functional shifts or word-class conversions - …
Study sheds new light on connection between gastric bypass and type 2 diabetes
Physicians have been trying for some time to determine why gastric bypass frequently sends patients' type 2 diabetes into remission. Now findings published today in …
Scimoms: A compilation of parenting and science blogs
I love this: It's Not A Lecture blogger David Wescott has compiled a list of blogs that combine science and motherhood. And he created the …
Turn down the volume: How noise can harm your health
Approximately 38 million Americans suffer from impaired hearing and it's estimated that dangerous levels of noise in the workplace will result in one in four …
CDC calls for improving kids' access to healthy food
We've written previously on Scope about how limited access to fruits, vegetables and other fresh foods can lead to poor diets and an increased risk …
Majority of adults oppose proposed cuts to children's health programs
In a new poll (.pdf) commissioned by the advocacy group First Focus, U.S. adults show they're as opposed to cutting children's health programs as they …
Women’s Health Forum at Stanford to be held May 11
If you're nearby and interested in women's health issues, you might want to attend next month's second annual Women’s Health Forum at Stanford. At the …