Source Alert: USC experts available to comment on appetite control, cancer and flu season
January 7, 2013
Appetite Control
Kathleen Page, M.D., is an assistant professor of medicine and chair of maternal-fetal health at the Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. She is an expert in obesity, sugar consumption and appetite regulation. She can address the brain's response to fructose and glucose ingestion, specifically brain regions that regulate appetite and reward processing. “Fructose consumption has increased dramatically over the last few decades, paralleling the rise in obesity rates. Compared to glucose, the main type of sugar in our bloodstream and the brain's source of fuel, fructose is processed differently by the body,” said Page. "Our research shows that when compared to glucose, the brain doesn't get the 'fullness' signal it needs to stop eating, which leaves us feeling hungry and could contribute to overeating." She can be reached at (323) 442-2804 or kpage@usc.edu.
Cancer
Stephen B. Gruber, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., is a professor of medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and director of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. His research focuses on the causes of cancer, clinical cancer genetics and translational research in cancer prevention. He can address current cancer trends found in the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, which is published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. He can be contacted through the USC Health Sciences Public Relations & Marketing Office at (323) 442-2823 or lridgewa@usc.edu.
Flu Season
Sharon E. Orrange, M.D., is an assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. An expert in internal medicine and primary care, she can address influenza vaccinations as well as flu season activity. “The dominant influenza strain this year is influenza A (H3N2,) which has been associated with more severe flu seasons,” said Orrange. "The good news is that this year’s flu vaccine is a 90 percent match for the specimens that have been sent to the CDC and about 112 million Americans have been vaccinated this season." She can be reached at (323)-442-5100 or orrange@usc.edu.
ABOUT KECK MEDICINE OF USC
Keck Medicine of USC encompasses the University of Southern California's medical school and clinical enterprise. It consists of the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the Keck Medical Center of USC.
Contacts: Leslie Ridgeway at (323) 442-2823 or lridgewa@usc.edu; Alison Trinidad at (323) 442-3941 or alison.trinidad@usc.edu
Kathleen Page, M.D., is an assistant professor of medicine and chair of maternal-fetal health at the Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. She is an expert in obesity, sugar consumption and appetite regulation. She can address the brain's response to fructose and glucose ingestion, specifically brain regions that regulate appetite and reward processing. “Fructose consumption has increased dramatically over the last few decades, paralleling the rise in obesity rates. Compared to glucose, the main type of sugar in our bloodstream and the brain's source of fuel, fructose is processed differently by the body,” said Page. "Our research shows that when compared to glucose, the brain doesn't get the 'fullness' signal it needs to stop eating, which leaves us feeling hungry and could contribute to overeating." She can be reached at (323) 442-2804 or kpage@usc.edu.
Cancer
Stephen B. Gruber, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., is a professor of medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and director of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. His research focuses on the causes of cancer, clinical cancer genetics and translational research in cancer prevention. He can address current cancer trends found in the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, which is published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. He can be contacted through the USC Health Sciences Public Relations & Marketing Office at (323) 442-2823 or lridgewa@usc.edu.
Flu Season
Sharon E. Orrange, M.D., is an assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. An expert in internal medicine and primary care, she can address influenza vaccinations as well as flu season activity. “The dominant influenza strain this year is influenza A (H3N2,) which has been associated with more severe flu seasons,” said Orrange. "The good news is that this year’s flu vaccine is a 90 percent match for the specimens that have been sent to the CDC and about 112 million Americans have been vaccinated this season." She can be reached at (323)-442-5100 or orrange@usc.edu.
ABOUT KECK MEDICINE OF USC
Keck Medicine of USC encompasses the University of Southern California's medical school and clinical enterprise. It consists of the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the Keck Medical Center of USC.
Contacts: Leslie Ridgeway at (323) 442-2823 or lridgewa@usc.edu; Alison Trinidad at (323) 442-3941 or alison.trinidad@usc.edu
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