http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n WVUToday Press Releases en-us Women in their 40s nationwide are questioning whether they should avoid getting mammograms to screen for breast cancer now that a government panel of doctors and scientists has said the tests in younger women don?t improve women's survival rates. But cancer doctors at the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center at West Virginia University say they are advising women not to wait until age 50 to seek their first mammograms. Despite the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation that women age 40 to 50 do without screening mammography, others see lifesaving benefits in the screening. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:32:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/11/23/wvu-cancer-specialists-endorse-current-mammogram-standard http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/11/23/wvu-cancer-specialists-endorse-current-mammogram-standard For the second year in a row, the West Virginia University Children's Hospital radiothon raised more than $120,000. The Q for Kids Radiothon, which was hosted by WVU Children's Hospital, Children's Miracle Network and three area radio stations was held from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 18 and 19 and from 6 a.m. to noon Nov. 20. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:29:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/11/23/radiothon-raises-more-than-120-000-for-wvu-children-s-hospital http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/11/23/radiothon-raises-more-than-120-000-for-wvu-children-s-hospital Want to make your holiday meal healthier without saying goodbye to your traditional menu items? The West Virginia University School of Pharmacy Health Education Center will present a free healthy holiday cooking class Dec. 2 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Suncrest United Methodist Church, 479 Van Voorhis Road. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:27:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/11/23/menu-tips-to-make-your-holidays-healthier http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/11/23/menu-tips-to-make-your-holidays-healthier The health-care reform debate rages and, amid all the bluster and political posturing, sometimes a crucial element is lost -- facts. Two marketing professors in West Virginia University's College of Business and Economics have published an article in The Journal of Consumer Affairs that gives the United States low marks for health literacy and places the blame on poor approaches to communications. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:16:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/11/23/wvu-professors-health-care-reform-should-start-with-better-health-literacy http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/11/23/wvu-professors-health-care-reform-should-start-with-better-health-literacy Ever wonder why you pay one price for an airline ticket, while the person next to you paid hundreds more? Or less? Or why the ticket price changed in the five minutes it took you to decide to buy it? West Virginia University Economics Professor William Reece can explain it, and has written a newly published textbook to help teach high-level economics students about that and the other ins-and-outs of the $800-billion-a-year industry from an economics viewpoint. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:53:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/11/23/new-text-looks-at-economics-of-tourism http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/11/23/new-text-looks-at-economics-of-tourism The West Virginia University Marching Band, under the direction of Jay Drury, will present its annual "Keynotes Concerts" at the Creative Arts Center, Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 30 & Dec. 1. The concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre and will feature the Band's full complement of brass, woodwinds, percussion, flags and feature twirlers. They will perform musical highlights from the 2009 football season, including favorite pre-game and halftime music. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:45:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/11/23/wvu-marching-band-to-perform-annual-keynotes-concerts-at-cac http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/11/23/wvu-marching-band-to-perform-annual-keynotes-concerts-at-cac Armed with little more than a Communication Studies degree from West Virginia University, and a New Jersey teaching certificate, Tommy Caprio headed off to Los Angeles to join the throngs looking for success in Hollywood. Unlike many, Caprio found it. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:40:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/11/23/a-tribute-to-sitcoms-wvu-graduate-produces-web-comedy-series http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/11/23/a-tribute-to-sitcoms-wvu-graduate-produces-web-comedy-series Plasma -- the most common state of matter in the universe -- is a key ingredient in the advancement of technology and two West Virginia University physicists are part of a multi-institution team trying to figure out how better to control and manipulate it in ways that can lead to breakthroughs in everything from common household goods to life-saving medical tools. The project will enable fundamental research on low-temperature plasmas -- ionized gases with vast potential for practical technological advancements. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:33:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/11/23/two-wvu-physicists-work-part-of-multi-institutional-team-trying-to-control-plasmas http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/11/23/two-wvu-physicists-work-part-of-multi-institutional-team-trying-to-control-plasmas Tickets that were returned by Pitt are now on sale at the Mountaineer Ticket Office for West Virginia University's Nov. 27, contest against the No. 8 Panthers at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. The tickets can be purchased for $50 each on-line at www.WVUGAME.com, or by calling 1-800-WVU GAME. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:26:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/11/21/tickets-available-for-102nd-backyard-brawl http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/11/21/tickets-available-for-102nd-backyard-brawl A scenic picture of West Virginia's iconic Blackwater Falls has been selected the winner of WVU's 2009 Mountaineer Week photo contest. A unusual photo of Woodburn Hall was the People's Choice selection. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:38:00 EST http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/11/21/blackwater-falls-photo-wins-mountaineer-week-contest http://wvutoday.wvu.edu/n/2009/11/21/blackwater-falls-photo-wins-mountaineer-week-contest