The News Review:

- Congressmen Seek Chaplain Probe
- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital the University of California…
- Can fish oil slow Alzheimer’s disease? UM study will look for answers

Congressmen Seek Chaplain Probe
Washington Post – Jul 27, 2007
“I have no confidence in their internal review” Rothman said this week. “It is just outrageous that the NIH could be tolerant of this kind of bigotry in its own ranks and in its own building. “In its statement HHS defended its investigation saying that a working group of the NIH Advisory Board for Clinical Research conducted a detailed and independent review of the spiritual ministry department including its management and oversight. The group’s draft report is due in September the statement said. But a particular focus of House members’ ire is Fitzgerald a Methodist minister who remains on the staff of the chaplain’s department. Fitzgerald did not return calls for comment.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital the University of California…
Nanotechnology News – Nanotechnology News (press release) – Jul 27, 2007
“The partnership between Rady Children’s Hospital and UC San Diego’s Pediatrics Department was established with the belief that our children deserve world-class care and that by integrating our clinical educational and research missions we would achieve this goal and accelerate the pace of research to defeat pediatric disease. This new alliance will help us further realize this vision. “”Survival rates for childhood cancer have improved significantly over the past 50 years largely due to coordinated efforts in clinical research” said William Roberts M. “This new alliance will allow us not only to continue to contribute to the progress in clinical research for childhood cancer but to significantly improve it through the development and implementation of innovative clinical trials translational research and basic science research. I expect that children with cancer will realize the benefits of this alliance in the near future.

Can fish oil slow Alzheimer’s disease? UM study will look for answers
webwire.com – Jul 27, 2007
Because Alzheimer’s impairs a person’s ability to make judgment decisions both the subject and his or her study partner will be asked to sign documents consenting to take part in the study. The study partner must be someone who sees the patient at least twice a week and can accompany him or her to all study visits. The study visits will take place at the General Clinical Research Center’s outpatient clinic located in the MedInn building on the U-M medical campus. Parking will be provided. For more information on Alzheimer’s research at the University of Michigan contact Joanne Lord Clinical Research Coordinator at (734) 647-7760 or.