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August 17, 2008

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Howard Weinberger, MD

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Thomas Welch, MD

Topic: LEGACY OF JULIUS B. RICHMOND

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Eric Deshaies, MD

Topic: CEREBROVASCULAR NEUROSURGERY

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Coming up on October 14th's Show:

Epileptologists Helen Barkan and Robert Beach discuss epilepsy and how this common, chronic series of disorders are controlled but not cured, how neuronal activity in the brain brings on seizures, and what the future holds. Pediatrician Donna Bacchi joins Syracuse Healthy Start project director Kathleen Coughlin to discuss Safe Sleep Month as it relates to infants and sudden infant death syndrome or SIDS. Some "I didn't know that!" moments are shared.

On October 7th's Show:

Psychiatrist Wanda Fremont considers how incessant media attention to traumatic events affect impresssionable young minds. Infection control specialist Dr. Shelley Gilroy explores the sources of the MRSA and other staphylococcus Aureus (SA) infections, which ones we should be most concerned about, and what and how effective current treatments are.

Read More About: The Department of Psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Medical University.
Read More About: The Infectious Disease Division at SUNY Upstate Medical University.

Health Information Center Resources for Media Violence and Children:

Center for Media and Child Health
Center for Media and Child Health (CMCH) Database of Research. Search 700 scientific studies from 200 professional journals.
Parents Television Council (PTC). Television and movie reviews with rating system for sexual content, violence, language and overall rating.
TV: Facts and Tips Every Parent Should Know, from the NYU Child Study Center.
Child Sensitive Media Coverage of Trauma and Tragedy, from the NYU Child Study Center.
Children and Electronic Media, a report of the Kaiser Family Foundation.
How TV Affects Your Child, from KidsHealth for Parents, The Nemours Foundation.
How to Talk to Your Child About the News, from KidsHealth.org.
School Violence and the News, from KidsHealth.org.
Workshop on Children Exposed to Violence: Current Status, Gaps, and Research Priorities, from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Children And Television / Video Games: Summaries, from Medical News Today.
Psychologists Publish 3 New Studies On Violent Video Game Effects On Youths, from Medical News Today.
AMA Takes Action On Video Games - Physicians Call For More Research On Appropriate Use Of Video Games And Increased Monitoring By Parents, from Medical News Today.

Medical Speak Word of the Week - MUTATION

Definition: A mutation occurs when a DNA gene is damaged or changed in such a way as to alter the genetic message carried by that gene.

News and Views...

The SUNY Upstate Medical University Initiative - A Responsive Plan to Meet the Needs of the Central New York Region: Growth for Research, Education and Health Care, proposed by David R. Smith MD on behalf of the SUNY Upstate Medical University Community.