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...antibodies are there to begin with" - introduced via vaccine, for example - "they can prevent the infection," says Nussenzweig. "I think they could provide high-grade immunity if they were present in high-enough quantities before infection - but they'd have to be there beforehand...
...theater and who know Diane Paulus, even if only on a name-recognition basis, went not only to see the dress rehearsal of ‘Hair’ but also to support her work. I’m not sure the students who did not know of Diane beforehand actually appreciate any more the fact that Diane Paulus is the director at the A.R.T. or will come see more theater and get more involved because of it.”Still, the trip to “Hair” is a hopeful sign that collaborations between...
Reports in 2005 of a peanut-allergic girl who died from anaphylactic shock after kissing her boyfriend, who had eaten some peanut butter hours beforehand, raised alarms that the slightest exposure could prove fatal. It turned out that the girl also had asthma, a dangerous combination, since the lungs of asthmatics are more prone to swelling and shutting down when aggravated. Contact - in kissing, for example - through mucous membranes can also heighten the chances of an attack. For the most part, touching a food allergen is not a problem unless you then rub your eyes or stick your fingers into...
...show our loved one how much we care; we feel pressure to devise an elaborate and (we hope) somewhat original plan to showcase the depth of our feelings. Many of us, however, are single—and we feel our own kind of pressure, pressure to pair off beforehand, or at least find a date. Outwardly, the holiday appears happy, red, and dazzling, with diamonds to apologize and cards to quantify feelings. Scratch the surface, however, and it can be depressing and excluding...
...down the wrong pipe.” Francisco Diaz, who has been regional manager of Qdoba for five years, has attended every Rice and Bean Pot contest. “It’s gotten very intense, with people coming in to practice for two or three weeks beforehand,” he said. “Harvard’s seen the biggest growth in teams, starting with just four teams five years ago.” Macnamara G. De Oliveira, general manager of Harvard Square’s Qdoba, pointed out that participants in the competition were largely...