The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, October 7, 2003 - 7 Cheer Factor Nobel prize for medicine awarded to MRI inventor The Associated Press An American and a Briton won the Nobel Prize in medicine yesterday for discoveries that led to MRI, the body- scanning technique that has revolution- ized the detection of disease by painlessly revealing internal organs in exquisite 3-D detail. Paul Lauterbur, 74, of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Sir Peter Mansfield, 69, of the University of Nottingham in England were honored for work they did independently of each other in the 1970s. Magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, represents "a breakthrough in medical diagnostics and research," with more than 60 million procedures done each year around the world, the Nobel Assembly in Stockholm, Sweden, said. The now-routine technique became available to doctors in the 1980s. It excels at creating images of so-called soft tissue, allowing many patients to avoid exploratory surgery. For example, doctors can see a tumor in the abdomen or get detailed images of cartilage and ligaments within the knee without oper- ating. MRI can also reveal whether lower back pain stems from pressure on a nerve or the spinal cord. It can show chemical changes in tissue that indicate disease. And it can lay out road maps for surgeons before they operate for cancer or other diseases. Lauterbur said he was "surprised and very gratified" by the award. "In partic- ular, I believe, I think the work has been helpful to many people, and I'm happy that has been acknowledged by the Swedish academy" he said. Mansfield said: "We've waited a long time, but I must say, I didn't really expect anything like this to come at this point in my life. ... My 70th birthday is this week and although I'm retired, I'm still working in research, but I'd given up all hopes and ideas of receiving anything in the way of an accolade of this type." The Nobel in medicine comes with a check equivalent to $1.3 million. Walter Kucharczyk, president-elect of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and chairman of medical imaging at the University of Toronto, said MRI is "now an indispen- sable part of my daily work for diagnos- ing disorders of the brain and spine, and similarly for neural surgeons and neurol- ogists worldwide." Kucharczyk said the prize for Lauter- bur and Mansfield is "appropriate recognition of two tremendous scien- tists.' Former Arkansas gov. dies at 91 Josh Schwadron, a graduate student instructor in accounting, watches himself on the TV show "Fear Factor" last night in anticipation of winning over $100,000 on the show. Schwadron invited friends to Touchdown Cafe, which he rented for the occasion. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Former Arkansas Gov. Sid McMath, who had become a powerful prosecutor and the state's leader by the age of 40, died at his home in Little Rock. He was 91. After serving in the military during World War II, McMath began a career in public service, becoming a prosecutor in Hot Springs and winning election to his first of two terms as governor in 1948. The year McMath left office, however, an investigation into the state Highway Department led to indictments against three members of his administration. Two were acquitted and charges were thrown out against the third. McMath was never directly linked to any wrongdoing, but he spent more than 50 years living down the allega- tions. In his book, "Promises Kept," released this year, McMath chronicled a dozen years of public service that began with his military service in the South Pacific and ended with his 1952 defeat for a third term as governor in the midst of the scandal. McMath formed a law practice in Little Rock after leaving office. In 1954, he made an unsuccessful attempt to oust Sen. John McClellan, a Democrat. Eight years later, he unsuccessfully ran again for governor. Use of stem cells draws attention of many groups PSTEM CELLS Continued from Page 1 as well," Kelch said. Opponents apprehensive about the research also express a fear of cloning. In order to work with embryonic stem cells, researchers must first clone them, and many expressed a general fear that this may lead to the cloning of humans. According to the President Coun- cil on Bioethics, commissioned to evaluate the moral and ethical rami- fications of stem cell research, the NIH is required to attach guidelines to all federal funding. Among a number of provisions, the NIH will not fund any research "for stem cells from embryos created through cloning," as stated in a September meeting of the council. "Part of that stems from a lack of understanding of science. That may be our fault, not translating the importance and significance of the research," said Nancy Reame, who is a faculty member at the School of Nursing and has studied the bioethics of cloning and assisted reproduction. "It's wonderful that we're allowed to get involved with stem cell research, but there are other coun- tries that have a less restrictive political environment," she said. Reame said she opposes the pres- ident's stand, which she feels is based on religious views and scien- tific misconceptions. Kelch refuted the claim that stem cell research will lead to human cloning. "I don't know any reputable sci- entist who favors human cloning. And I am very opposed to human cloning. Doing work on stem cell research will not lead to human cloning," Kelch said. According to Kelch, the $2.3 mil- lion in grant funds that the Univer- sity will receive has enormous potential. Studying the un-replicat- ed cells may allow scientists to eventually regenerate parts of organs, like the pancreas and liver, he said. Kelch added that, although the government has placed considerable restrictions on ESCR, he is pleased that the federal government is mov- ing forward with public research, as private research has continued unabated. In August 2001, Bush formally restricted public research of embryon- ic stem cells, saying that the govern- ment would not support the "destruction" of new embryos. Bush has limited research on the 30 to 60 publicly available stem cell lines. When addressing the nation on stem cell research two years ago, Bush highlighted the debate within the church over the issue and claimed that the "more (people) know about stem cell research, the less certain they are about the right ethical and moral conclusions." ALERT Continued from Page 1 information about a possible sus- pect in this case. "It sounds really fuzzy - there's just not a whole lot to go on right now," she said. Brown said the alert was issued in the hopes that it would bring wit- nesses forward. "In this case, maybe somebody would have seen something," she said. Anyone with information should call the confidential tip line at 800-863-1355. "We debated that yesterday and decided to err on the side of issuing a crime alert so it didn't look like we were trying to hide anything," Brown said. "The theory behind them is that we're trying to alert the community." A crime alert was not issued last Thursday when a male student assaulted a 22-year-old female with an art tool in the Art and Architec- ture Building. Brown said DPS did not issue an alert for that assault because there was an identified suspect in the case, which DPS is still investigat- ing. Brown said that she did not feel there was a heightened level of dan- ger on campus, but still recom- mended that students exercise good sense when out and about. She advised that students be aware of their surroundings, walk with a buddy if possible, stay in well-lit areas and to be careful of anything that would inhibit their judgment. Brown also said that students shouldn't hold their breath for a quick resolution to Sunday's assault. "I'm not convinced this is going to develop much or develop fast," she said. FLU Continued from Page 1 vention's 2003-2004 influenza statis- tics, about 36,000 people die each year from the flu, and 114,000 more are hospitalized. This is partly due to the fact that the flu can also lead to pneumonia. The CDC also offers information Etlinicitesfel PAIN Continued from Page 1 gency-room medicine study showed that among patients with broken bones, 55 percent of Hispanics did not receive pain medication while only 26 percent of non-Hispanic whites did not. In exploring these findings and its implications about society, Green said, "We can't put a finger on one answer in particular, but at a perceptu- al level, this has to do with patient communication, gender, social status, health care policies and many other factors." Chronic pain is another area in which a distinction between ethnici- ties can be seen. The article cited a study by Said Ibrahim that showed blacks with chronic knee and hip pain testified to more pain severity and disability than non-Hispanic whites with chronic pain. Pain that results in psychological effects is also displayed differently by race. Green reported that in a popula- tion of senior citizens with chronic pain, non-Hispanic whites do not suf- fer as large of a psychological burden about FluMist, a live, intranasal influen- za vaccine. FluMist was licensed in 2003, and is only available for healthy individuals ages five to 49. UHS is not currently offering Flu- Mist, but it is considering it for possible use in the future. For now, vaccination is the only method UHS offers for pre- venting the flu. "I think that the vaccination is an el chroni*cpat, as do blacks. Symptoms of depression - such as panic, anxiety, irritability and disability - were reported more frequently in blacks. In some cases, it is difficult to tell if these disparities can be attributed to patients' individual reactions to pain or health care providers' assessment of their pain. LSA sophomore Vinton Christie recalled going to the hospital for a dislocated elbow. "I wasn't given}the option for med- ication, or instructions on how to help my injury heal faster," Christie said. Possible reasons as to why he received no medication to alleviate his pain may be due to the fact that Christie, as a patient, didn't convey his need for medication, or that his doctor may have assessed his injury incorrectly. Concrete answers as to why these differences exist are hard to discern. "This article doesn't call for a direct explanation of why these dif- ferences exist, but raises the aware- ness of health care providers, and provides them with concrete evi- dence," Green said. The review article concluded that these disparities could be attributed to option for people who are otherwise healthy, because influenza is a 10-day illness and rather severe. But, for people who do not want it, it is not absolutely necessary," said Winfield. Vaccinations are also regularly given at the Allergy, Immunization and Travel Clinic, located on the first floor of the UHS Building. No appointment is nec- essary. 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