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...victims. Four of the eleven were males, and only two of the females were menstruating at the time they fell ill (both said they were not using tampons). The patients ranged in age from five to 56, but most of the deaths were among children. Says Dr. Kristine MacDonald of the Minnesota Department of Health: "There is some suggestion that younger people are more susceptible to TSS. As people get older, more of them have antibodies to protect them." Indeed, most adults are immune to the syndrome...
...MacDonald speculates that the influenza virus can injure the throat or lungs in a way that favors the growth of S. aureus. Though the complication appears to be rare, it is urgent that doctors be aware of it, says TSS Expert Bruce Dan, in an editorial that accompanied MacDonald's paper. Early recognition and treatment of the syndrome "is the most important factor in being able to prevent fatalities," says Dan. "It behooves all physicians to be on the lookout for any influenza patient whose condition suddenly worsens...
...hardly mattered. There were hundreds of other notables to engage the philosopher's attention. Although he was at constant odds with colleagues like Philip Rahv, Mary McCarthy and Dwight Macdonald, Hook was associated with the opinion molders of the Partisan Review, perhaps the closest thing to the claustrophobic Bloomsbury set the U.S. has ever produced. They wrangled over every aspect of politics and culture, and as the memoirs of the survivors show, after a half-century, sentiments have still not cooled. Particularly Hook's, who now regards the Partisans as the "Radical Comedians" because "there was something truly comic about...
Hrkac and MacDonald may be superstars, but both have excellent supporting casts as well. Hrkac's linemate, Bob Joyce, is second on the team in scoring with 50 goals and 35 assists. Joyce is followed by Steve Johnson (25-42--67) and Ian Kidd...
...MacDonald gets help from Allen Bourbeau (22-33--55) and Tim Barakett (24-28--52). Along with Mark Benning and Randy Taylor, this group makes up Harvard's tremendous power-play unit, which has clicked at an impressive 36.2 percent rate...