@ECU Jan. 22, 2007

Jan. 22, 2007

HEADLINES:

Study profiles repeat visitors to trauma center

Third annual Jean Mills health fair, symposium to be Feb. 9-10

Holland's contract extended two years

CALENDAR:

Main calendar

ECU Research and Creative Achievement Week - Call for Abstracts

Hispanic Film Series: Screening of "Machuca"

IN THE NEWS:

The Daily Reflector editorial: Finding help -- Physician shortage calls for swift action
If North Carolinians are concerned about finding a physician, the situation may be worse within the next couple of decades. The state is faced with a growing older population and a shrinking number of practicing physicians. By 2030, the number of physicians per state resident will have decreased by almost 21 percent, according to a draft report by the N.C. Institute of Medicine. During that period, physicians will be retiring and the population aging.

Bloomberg News:
Bush Iraq plan may be last chance to avoid history's 'dustbin'
George W. Bush came to power in 2001 vowing to make his mark on history by overhauling taxes, pensions and schools. Instead, an item not on the original agenda -- the war in Iraq -- may consign him to the bottom tier of U.S. leaders…. Charles Calhoun, a historian at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, says that due to Bush's ``Lone Ranger'' foreign-policy approach, ``trust in the U.S. is at a very low point overseas, and future presidents will be hard- pressed to rebuild those bridges.''

The Washington Post: Wave of Support for HPV Vaccination of Girls
The District, Virginia and Maryland are at the forefront of a growing nationwide effort to encourage or even require adolescent girls to receive the new cervical cancer vaccine -- the first vaccine ever developed specifically to prevent cancer…. Joseph Zanga, professor of pediatrics at East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine, favors the vaccine for girls who plan to be sexually active. But "mandating is the wrong approach to this issue," he said.

Dozens of adventurous souls gathered Jan. 18 for the annual Polar Bear Plunge into the icy waters of the Student Recreation Center’s outdoor pool. Jumpers earned free T-shirts, a chance to win a $250 Best Buy gift card and membership in the 2007 Polar Bear Club. Following a bitterly cold and rainy day, temperatures hovered just above freezing for the jump. Photos by Marc J. Kawanishi