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Office of Communications & Marketing October 15, 2013

Office of Communications & Marketing October 15, 2013. In the News. 1. Erectile dysfunction drugs may prevent colon cancer. Dr. Darren Browning’s research about how erectile dysfunction drugs may be able to help prevent or even treat colon cancer was featured on ABC News Radio. 2.

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Office of Communications & Marketing October 15, 2013

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  1. Office of Communications & MarketingOctober 15, 2013 • In the News 1

  2. Erectile dysfunction drugs may prevent colon cancer • Dr. Darren Browning’s research about how erectile dysfunction drugs may be able to help prevent or even treat colon cancer was featured on ABC News Radio. 2

  3. Academe Must Meet Demands of Downsizing Military • Researchers develop test to detect early liver cancer • Dr. Ravindra Kohle’s research on a new way to screen for liver cancer was featured on: • CBS News • YAHOO! News • MSN India • Atlanta Business Chronicle GRU President Ricardo Azziz talks about higher education’s role in educating active duty military and veterans in the September issue of DIVERSE: Issues in Higher Education magazine, the second-largest higher education trade publication. 3

  4. Is the flu vaccine necessary? GRU gets $1.4M for autoimmune disease research • Dr. Jim Wilde was featured in an Everyday Health story about who should get the flu vaccine. Dr. Andrew L. Mellor was featured in the Atlanta Business Chronicle after receiving a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to help figure out a way to activate the STING protein, which can help treat, or even avoid, autoimmune diseases such as arthritis, type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis. 4

  5. Childhood Obesity Quadruples Chances of Adult HypertensionPatient experience more of a priority for hospitals Georgia Regents Health System’s recent Patient-and Family-Centered Care Conference was featured in The Augusta Chronicle. • Dr. Gregory Harshfield was featured on YAHOO! News after co-authoring a study showing obese children have a four times greater risk of having high blood pressure when they reach adulthood than non-obese counterparts. 5

  6. A quick guide to the benefits of meditation • Senator visits GRU GRU was featured in an Associated Press brief about U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson’s recent visit to campus to receive an overview of the university’s pursuit to become a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center. Dr. Vernon Barnes’ research on the benefits of transcendental meditation was featured on MSN Ireland. 6

  7. Beyond Anecdote • Hospital has a rich history – and a future David L. Mork talks about the rich history of the Roosevelt Warm Springs hospitals in a Columbus Ledger-Enquirer editorial. An opinion piece by David Brond about making decisions in academia based on one person’s opinion appeared in Inside Higher Ed. 7

  8. Quick Video Presentation 8

  9. Questions? 9

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