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...people who are very overweight or obese, Padwal says, virtually the only intervention that consistently gives impressive results is radical surgery, like gastric bypass. To curb the obesity epidemic, he says, patients need good old-fashioned commitment: They have to follow through with their weight-loss plan long-term, monitoring and adjusting it year after year. But, for now, he still prescribes anti-obesity drugs...
...economies in running fewer flights with greater numbers of passengers, Singapore Air operates one of the largest 747 passenger fleets in the world and is gearing up to introduce the double-decker 555-seat Airbus A380 in 2006. It's likely that airports around the world will follow the lead of Las Vegas, a midtier destination that is betting SIA will offer a lucrative link to the developing markets of Asia, including China...
...commentary of their own to impress the distinguished table companions. This is no final club affair. The setting? A typical recruiting luncheon for Harvard undergrads, given by leading financial firms like Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers. Harvard students are well-known for flocking to investment banking and consulting firms following graduation, and it’s hard to turn down companies that throw such lavish events for students. Originally hailing from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, graduates often leave Harvard to concentrate in the financial centers of New York City and London rather than returning to their...
...took place, the War in Iraq was only in its second year. Now it’s been twice as long—but there’s still no end in sight. The best course of action that the U.S. can take right now is to follow Spain’s example and get out of Iraq. Like Spain, in retrospect, we’ll be glad that we did. Justine R. Lescroart ’09 is an English and American literature and language concentrator in Quincy House, and is currently studying abroad in Granada, Spain. Her column...
...Universal coverage is a moral imperative, but numbers and charts must follow rather than precede its implementation. It should be reassuring that imperatives of efficiency cannot raise public ire. It is a sign that means-end rationality has not completely dominated public discourse. Hopefully, it also means that soon the emergency room will no longer be the first and last resort for America’s uninsured...