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Members of the media frequently call the University for experts on various topics. If your expertise can be used for a breaking news story, call your campus media representative. The following are a few recent national media hits. Space makes it impossible to print media mentions on the local level.
Ed Anderson, M.D. (infectious diseases and immunology) was interviewed by Baby Talk magazine. Anderson discussed who is considered at high risk for the flu.
Dr. Elena Andresen (community health) was interviewed July 31 by Reuters Health. Andresen discussed her study in August's issue of the American Journal of Public Health regarding the questions on Census 2000 concerning disability in the United States.
Bruce Bacon, M.D. (internal medicine, gastroenterlogy and hepatology) was interviewed by Hepatitis Magazine. Bacon discussed the liver transplant support group at the hospital and how beneficial the group has been to people waiting for a new liver.
Dr. A.U. Bankaitis (otolaryngology - head and neck surgery) was interviewed by Wireless Flash News Service. Bankaitis discussed her study that examined hearing aids.
Dr. Ross Brownson (community health) will appear in an upcoming issue of Walking magazine. Brownson's study regarding walking trails boosting exercise levels in certain populations will be featured.
Thomas J. Chambers, M.D. (molecular microbiology and immunology) was interviewed Aug. 2 by The Washington Post. Chambers discussed the vaccine-making process that he developed that is being used in a new vaccine to prevent disease from the West Nile virus.
Jerome Cohen, M.D. (internal medicine, cardiology) was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal. Cohen discussed his participation in the FDA hearings regarding making some cholesterol-lowering prescription drugs available over the counter. He also was interviewed July 31 by EHealth magazine and World Wide Web site. Cohen discussed warnings signs for a heart attack and what to do to prevent it.
Kathy Day (career services) was interviewed by Employment Review, an online service, about what businesses are doing to recruit new workers from college.
Dr. Kwesi Dugbatey (community health) was interviewed Aug. 9 by WebMD about the danger of lead poisoning and its effects on children.
Mark Dykewicz, M.D.(allergy and immunology) was interviewed Aug. 18 by WebMD. Dykewicz discussed the upcoming ragweed season and a School of Medicine study for treatment of ragweed allergies.
Donald Ferguson, D.M.D. (orthodontics) was interviewed Aug. 2 by the Boston Globeregarding the trend of more adults wearing braces.
Joseph Flaherty, M.D.(internal medicine/geriatric medicine) was featured in articles in the Times Press (Streator, Ill.) and the Pantagraph (Bloomington, Ill.). The articles discussed Flaherty's presentation on the Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE) Unit at the "Eleventh Annual Saint Louis University Summer Geriatric Institute."
Dr. Randall Flanery(community and family medicine/behavioral medicine) was interviewed Aug. 19 for Mademoiselle magazine in regard to women and eating disorders. He also was interviewed Aug. 18 by the DeSota County Tribune, the Register Mail (Gailsburg, Ill.), the Timberlake Topic(S.D.), the Herald Journal (Logan, Utah) and KRMS Radio (Osage Beach, Mo.) about back-to-school separation anxiety.
Sharon Frey, M.D. (infectious diseases and immunology) was interviewed by the Springfield Journal-Register and Reuter's News Wire on how the flu vaccine shortage study is going. NBC Nightly News ran a story on the study on Aug. 4. She was also interviewed by the Washington Post, Associated Press and HealthCentral.com about a half-dose influenza vaccine study under way at Saint Louis University. The Chicago Tribune interviewed her regarding her ongoing research of the smallpox vaccine, and WebMD interviewed her about a video she produced about HIV-positive women.
Joel Goldstein(law) was interviewed by Reuters, the Boston Globe and the Toronto Star about possible vice presidential picks for Vice President Al Gore. He was interviewed by the Miami Herald, the CBS affiliate in Miami, Reuters and Knight Ridder about Gore's choice of Joe Lieberman as his running mate and the effect this could have on the election. Goldstein was interviewed by Business Week and the news services Reuters, Cox and Knight Ridder about George W. Bush's choice of a running mate.
Dr. Debra Haire-Joshu(behavioral science) was interviewed July 28 by The News Journal(Delaware) regarding what motivates people to make lifestyle changes to reduce their risk of cancer. Haire-Joshu also was interviewed July 25 by the American Cancer Society (ACS) for a newsletter and magazine published by ACS. She discussed her project funded by the ACS aimed at increasing fruit and vegetable intake in children to promote cancer risk reduction.
Dr. William Hart (nutrition and dietetics) was interviewed by the Kansas City Star and Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine about his research that showed Americans are not truthful about their height.
Paul Hauptman, M.D. (internal medicine, cardiology) was interviewed Aug. 18 by CBS.Healthwatch.com. Hauptman discussed CoQ10 and its relation to congestive heart failure. Dr. James Hitchcock (history) was interviewed by the Washington Times about allegations of anti-Catholicism in the presidential campaign.
Donald Jacobs, M.D. and Gary Peterson, M.D. (surgery/vascular surgery) will be featured in an upcoming USA Today.Jacobs and Peterson discussed the AneuRX Stent Graft, the minimally invasive treatment to repair damaged arteries that provides an alternative to the more taxing "open" abdominal surgery.
Sandra Johnson(provost) was interviewed by Today's Caregiver Magazine about pain management and end-of-life care.
Dr. Jerry Katz (management) was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal about unethical behavior in the entrepreneurship classroom. Katz also was interviewed by the Orlando Sentinelabout the possible effect of e-commerce on small businesses.
A School of Medicine research study was featured in an article in the Hi-Desert Star (Yucca Valley, Calif.). The study, conducted by James Kemp, M.D. (pediatrics), showed that out of eight baby sleep products marketed to reduce the risk of SIDS, only one of the products lived up to its claim.
Dr. Heather Macarthur (pharmacological and physiological science) was interviewed Aug. 17 by Reuters Health Newswire. Macarthur discussed new treatments for the fatal drop in blood pressure that typically accompanies septic shock.
Dr. Suzanne Mahon (hematology/oncolgy) was interviewed by Reflections magazine. Mahon was quoted about a study she is conducting of long-term breast cancer survivors.
John Morley, M.D. (internal medicine/geriatric medicine) was interviewed for the August issue of Gentlemen's Quarterly. Morley discussed how testosterone is the major difference between male and female athletes and a man's ability to outperform a woman in sports.
Dr. David Munz (psychology) was interviewed Aug. 9 by the St. Joseph News Press about empty-nest syndrome.
Dr. Patsy Ruchala (perinatal nursing) was interviewed by the Olympian (Olympia, Wash.) regarding adjustments hospitals must make for new moms in regard to a federal law allowing them to stay in the hospital at least 48 hours after birth.
Alesia Saboeiro, M.D. (surgery/plastic surgery) was featured in an article in the Los Angeles Times in regard to her research on Dupuytren's disease, a hand disorder that occurs when the fibrous tissue under the skin of the hand becomes scarred and thickened, causing fingers to be stuck in a bent position.
Eric Sargent, M.D. (otolaryngology-head and neck surgery) was interviewed by the Discovery Channel about new hearing aid technology called Vibrant Sound Bridge.
Margie Sawicki (nutrition and dietetics) was interviewed by the Shelby News-Promoter (Shelby, Mont.) She discussed how college students can avoid gaining weight at school. In addition, Sawicki was interviewed by KXL-Radio (Portland, Ore.) about how parents can make their kids' school lunch boxes healthier.
Dr. Darcell Scharff (community health) was interviewed by WebMD regarding the new "Eliminating Health Disparities Graduate Traineeship" program at the School of Public Health, one of just two such programs in the country. Traineeship recipients Brandie Adams and Sharyn Parks also were interviewed for the piece.
Dr. Karla Scott (communication, African-American studies) was interviewed Aug. 11 by the Timberlake Topic (South Dakota) about how first-time college students experience new cultures and ideas when they come to campus.
Kenneth Smith, M.D. (surgery/neurosurgery) was interviewed Aug. 11 by WebMD. Smith discussed medical issues surrounding a persistent vegetative state.
Griffin Trotter, M.D. (health care ethics) was interviewed Aug. 4 by Cardiovascular Disease Management and U.S. Medicine magazines. Trotter discussed the FDA's final guidance on the practice of reusing medical devices intended to be used only once. He had testified on the subject before the House Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee earlier this year. He also was interviewed by ICP Report, Internal Medicine World Report and Dermatology Newsregarding the same subject.
Dr. William True (community health) was featured in the front-page story of the newsletter of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. True's study of the link between genetics and concurrent alcohol and nicotine dependence was discussed.
George Ulett, M.D., Ph.D. (community and family medicine) was interviewed by drkoop.com and the Stanford Alumni magazine. Ulett discussed his work with neuro-electric simulation -- acupuncture without needles -- for treatment of arthritis pain, backaches, migraines, depression, anxiety, addictions, digestive disorders and other ailments.
Dr. Ken Warren (political science) was interviewed by CNN. Warren discussed the senate race between Sen. John Ashcroft and Gov. Mel Carnahan. He also spoke about Missouri's role in presidential elections and about Al Gore's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Conven-tion. The Kansas City Star also interviewed him about the Missouri secretary of state election. He was also interviewed by the McClachey Newspapers, a syndicate serving California, Minnesota, Washington and other areas. In those publications, Warren discussed the Democratic convention.
Saint Louis University was mentioned in a USA Today article about the Mississippi River's role in American history. The article refers to Jean Baptiste Charbonneau and mentions that he attended SLU.
The MacLennan Gallery of Asian Art its curator,Nanette Boileau, are featured in the summer 2000 issue of Flash Art. The international art magazine includes a review and photo of the gallery.
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