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...season, if not the entire flu season.” But Palfrey said there will not “be enough vaccines for every healthy adult” this year. As in years past, Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) is collaborating with UHS to work toward limiting the spread of the flu. While vaccinations will not be offered in the dining halls, as they were before the shortages, HUDS officials say they hope to spread hygiene tips. “We haven’t crafted the message at this point in time...[but] there will be an educational component...
When people living in the remote Danube Delta villages of Ceamurlia de Jos and Maliuc heard last week that their chickens and ducks would have to be destroyed to help prevent the spread of the Avian flu virus, they reacted in different ways. Some wept and prayed as they handed over their birds; others tried to hide them. Said Ceamurlia resident Gina Braileanu, "My uncle was caught hiding a hen close to his chest. He had to give...
...risks of water fluoridation are hotly debated, quantifying its benefits is also tricky. In the 1950s, advocates claimed a 60% drop in cavities. But with the spread of fluoride toothpastes and the use of plastic sealants by dentists, decay has plummeted even in regions where there is little or no fluoride in the water. A 2001 CDC study found that by the time they were 12, kids in fluoridated communities averaged only 1.4 fewer cavities than those in non-fluoridated areas. And even in fluoridated cities, severe decay remains rampant among the poor--partly because some 85% of dentists, according...
...Quantity is also crucial to consider. You do not want 100 roses spread around her dorm room (though I don’t know why you would spend that kind of money on flowers anyway). There is a high probability that this will freak her out, except on very special occasions. A single flower is sweet. Half a dozen can be charming. A dozen is, of course, nice. Or be inventive: send 11 and hand-deliver the twelfth. So, the important take-away message from these figures: don’t go over a dozen. Always mind the freak...
...Harvard Medical School (HMS) professor and a colleague from George Washington University Medical Center won a contract last Thursday to study ways of measuring the spread of health information technology (IT). The researchers, HMS’ Thier Professor of Medicine and Professor of Health Care Policy David Blumenthal ’70 and Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy Sara Rosenbaum will use the award—which was granted by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—to lead a team of experts in assessing different standards of health IT measurement...