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Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media:

International Coverage

Egg allergies 'treated with egg
BBC News
...One of the researchers Dr Wesley Burks, from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, said: "This study gives us hope that we're closer to developing a treatment. "Almost a third of the children had a permanent change and were no longer egg-allergic."
UNC Release: http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2012/july/unc-researchers-discover-promising-new-treatment-for-egg-allergy
Related Link: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/364554/20120718/egg-allergy-treatment-white-powder.htm

Blame dad's job for birth defects
The Times of India
...Researchers at the University of North Carolina examined data from the US National Birth Defects Prevention Study and found that paternal occupations like artists, photographers, hairdressers , mathematicians and office support workers were associated with birth defects in children, the Daily Mail reported.

National Coverage

Egg allergies reduced by desensitization, study finds
USA Today
... Besides avoidance, "we currently don't have an adequate treatment for food allergies," which can trigger severe and sometimes life-threatening reactions, says Wesley Burks, chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and a lead author of the study.
UNC Release: http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2012/july/unc-researchers-discover-promising-new-treatment-for-egg-allergy
Related Links: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/07/19/egg-allergies-cured-in-kids-using-small-doses/
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-07-18/egg-white-powder-may-help-quell-egg-allergies-in-children
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/18/food-allergy-treatment-shows-promise/?iref=allsearch
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=157000323

AIDS Cure Is Back on Agenda
The Wall Street Journal
... In March, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced they had successfully used lymphoma drugs to make latent HIV infection detectable in six male patients, even though they were on antiretroviral drugs. David Margolis, the UNC professor who led the work, called the findings "a significant step towards eradication of HIV infection." The study will be published later this month.

Bullying is a Buzzkill for Colleagues, Too
Wall Street Journal
...Meanwhile, another report in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Applied Psychology by researchers at University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management and Michigan State University’s Eli Broad School of Management, found that teammates will often band together and retaliate when a supervisor wrongs someone from the group. They may withdraw from “organizational citizenship behaviors” like giving the boss a hand with a big project, especially if the violated teammate was considered a critical member of the group.

Dad's occupation could have role in child's birth defects
CBS News
...But, lead researcher Tania Desrosiers, from the Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, cautioned that people shouldn't jump to cause conclusions. She told HealthDay that although the information sounds worrisome most of the diseases are still very rare. For example, congenital glaucoma only affects one in 10,000 infants. Desrosiers added that the researchers aren't saying that men should change jobs, but rather take more precautions in the workplace.
Related Link: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/07/18/dads-jobs-linked-to-birth-defect-risks/

State and Local Coverage

iContact co-founders make good on scholarship promise
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
The founders of iContact have created a competitive scholarship fund for children of people who were employed by the company from its start in 2003 through its sale — making good on a promise made when the company was sold in February. ... iContact, which provides email marketing services to businesses, was started by Allis and Houghton when they were students at UNC-Chapel Hill. The Morrisville company was acquired in a deal valued at $169 million by Maryland-based Vocus, which develops marketing and public relations software. At the time of the sale, Allis said the scholarship fund would be created.

At UNC, athletes' records contain many deletions
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
What started as a case of UNC football players taking perks from agents has now moved into a major case of academic fraud involving the longtime chairman of African and Afro-American studies.
Related Links: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/07/18/2206930/unc-records-show-some-unauthorized.html#storylink=misearch