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Office of news communicationsTUSM in the NewsFollowing are highlights from recent stories about Temple University School of Medicine in the media. Links were active when these stories were compiled but can change over time. Some media outlets require paid subscriptions.
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February 7, 2012, CBS3. A new kind of hypnosis makes patients think they've had gastric surgery and that a lap band is making their stomachs smaller. There are four hypnosis sessions, and patients listen to a CD daily, to be reminded of thinking they have a smaller stomach. Gary Foster, Director of Temple's Center for Obesity Research and Education said, "The idea that you'll get surgical weight losses without surgery is probably more wishful thinking than reality."
February 6, 2012, Philadelphia Business Journal. Temple's School of Medicine has recruited Walter Koch to serve as Director of the university’s newly established Center for Translational Medicine. Koch, who will also serve as a Professor of Pharmacology at the medical school, was previously at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia where he was Director of Translational Medicine and Vice Chairman of Research. Larry Kaiser, Dean of Temple's School of Medicine and President and CEO of Temple University Health System, said Koch will lead Temple efforts in areas including targeted therapeutics, personalized medicine and gene therapy.
http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2012/02/06/temple-names-director-for.html
January 30, 2012, WHYY/News Works. Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the newest anti-angiogenesis medication, part of a new family of drugs that revolutionized treatment for patients with kidney cancer. Jack Mydlo, Chair of the Department of Urology at Temple University Hospital, says some of his patients have struggled to afford the new therapy: "Even if it's just 10 percent or 20 percent, that goes beyond a lot of people's reach. We have a real battle getting the funding so the patient can fight their disease in a fair battle."
http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/flexicontent/item/33322-kidney-cancer-drug-adds-options/
January 31, 2012, Wall Street Journal. Pfizer Inc. is preparing to seek U.S. regulatory approval for a new menopause drug that could pose an alternative to the company's older hormone-replacement therapies, which have been tied to safety risks. "I think the FDA will be cautious about giving approval," said Ashwin Chatwani, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Temple's School of Medicine. He sees the need for a new option, however, because many women are reluctant to take PremPro or Premarin.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204652904577193132452570386.html
January 27, 2012, NBC, Fox, CBS TV stations nationwide. A protein in the brain, recently discovered by a group led by Domenico Pratico, Professor of Pharmacology and Microbiology and Immunology at Temple's School of Medicine, could play a key role in controlling Alzheimer's disease. The researchers say the protein is very active in the brains of people who suffer from the memory loss disease. The hope is to one day develop a way of controlling the protein as a way of treating Alzheimer's.
January 26, 2012, Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Business Journal. Temple University Hospital has reactivated its heart and lung transplant programs, effective immediately. "The reactivation of these transplant programs gives Temple the opportunity once again to bring a full range of sophisticated, lifesaving care to patients with end-stage lung and heart disease," said Larry R. Kaiser, Temple's senior executive vice president for health sciences, dean of the School of Medicine and president and CEO of Temple University Health System. PBJ had previously covered the hiring of renowned surgeon Yoshiya Toyoda in preparation for reactivating the program.
http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2012/01/26/temples-heart-and-lung-transplant.html
January 18, 2012, MSNBC. In 2010, a man came to a hospital in Italy with normal signs of cardiovascular troubles. After an examination, doctors discovered that his case was hardly typical — he had two hearts. A few years earlier, he had undergone a procedure known as a heterotopic heart transplant, in which a new organ is paired with a diseased one. "We see this in cardiac patients or kidney patients, sometimes," explained Rade Vukmir, Professor of Emergency Medicine at Temple. "Surgeons might leave a kidney in place if it's too much trouble to take out, or if there is hope for recovery of a kidney, or a heart, after a period of time."
January 17, 2012, New York Times. With about one in three children in the United States obese or overweight, according to government statistics, the need for effective weight loss programs targeted to the needs of kids and their parents is clear. But, experts say, creating them will be challenging. Other than intensive hospital-based programs, few proven models exist for helping children and adolescents achieve and maintain a healthier weight. "There's a big gap" between what is available for children and what is needed, said Gary Foster, Director of Temple's Center for Obesity Research and Education.
January 16, 2012, 6ABC. Temple Hospital's new Limb Salvage Center aims to prevent amputations by identifying patients earlier. "We're looking at close to 100,000 Americans requiring a foot or leg amputation every year," said center director Eric Choi. Choi and his team are involved in a nationwide study of a new limb-saving treatment that grows new vessels by using stem cells from bone marrow.
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/health&id=8507646
January 18, 2012, USA Today. New government statistics show that the obesity rate has inched up slightly over the past decade mainly because of weight gain in males. Gary Foster, Director of Temple's Center for Obesity Research and Education, says, the increase in obesity among men "is troubling given that men typically carry excess weight in their bellies which confers greater medical consequences such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke and sleep apnea."
Janaury 16, 2012, Philadelphia Inquirer. While new technologies like lip fillers and Botox have made it easier and in some cases more affordable to change one's appearance, that doesn't necessarily mean transformation is a good idea. Surgeons say patients often have exaggerated ideas about what the procedure can accomplish, or may want surgery for the wrong reasons. "Surgery should be for the patient, not the patient's boyfriend," said Chris Tzarnas, a plastic surgeon with Temple's School of Medicine.
January 13, 3012, HealthDay. Following the lead of a growing number of hospitals, Geisinger Health System will turn away job applicants who smoke starting next month. It's another way to get the message across that smoking is bad for your health, said Temple pulmonologist Aditi Satti. But it's complicated, she said. "I think a pretty fine line runs between public health and personal liberties. Whether or not this is going to be an incentive, time will tell."
Janaury 13, 2012, WHYY/NewsWorks. For kids with sensitivity to bitter tastes, certain vegetables — like broccoli — are hard to eat, says Jennifer Orlet Fisher, researcher at Temple's Center for Obesity Research and Education. In a new study, she found that such kids ate 80 percent more broccoli when they had the option of using a dip. "So, for kids who have genetic sensitivity to bitter tastes, or seem to be weary of bitter tasting foods, we think that offering low-fat dips could be a way to help kids eat more vegetables,” she said.
http://whyy.org/cms/fit/audio/making-bitter-better/
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