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...number of H1N1 cases continues to climb in the U.S., researchers are collecting more and more data on the spread of the pandemic flu and getting a clearer picture of its victims - who is most vulnerable to H1N1, how the most severe cases progress and which risk factors tend to contribute to life-threatening disease. That data is now helping public-health officials identify some critical H1N1 trends, which may enable them to treat patients more effectively and hopefully control the disease as it peaks in the coming months...
White’s speech was part of a series of lectures organized by the Harvard Association of Law and Business. According to Michael R. Rozensher, a second-year student at HLS who organized the event, the goal of the series is to spread awareness of corporate responsibility...
...announced a nationwide ban on public gatherings, the closing of all schools for three weeks, and various travel restrictions. The strict measures come at a critical time in the Ukrainian presidential campaign, with Tymoshenko closely trailed by opposition leader Victor Yanukovich in the polls. Although we realize that the spread of H1N1 is a serious health issue, these measures seem extreme and dubious given the election climate. Ukraine’s swine flu policy needs to be better justified or called...
This university acquired its name in 1638 as a result of a bequest of 400 books from John Harvard. The spread and preservation of the written word has been essential to its mission ever since, and we must not allow tough economic times to damage this legacy...
...17th century, when Dutch soldiers used gunpowder to blow themselves and their enemies up to avoid being taken prisoner in Taiwan. Since then, suicide attacks have steadily been on the rise, surging more than 300% since 2001, leaving defense experts and government officials struggling to effectively counter their devastating spread. In his new book Dying for Heaven, Georgetown University religion professor Ariel Glucklich describes the religious, social and psychological motivations behind this disturbing phenomenon, the frightening ways it could affect the future of nuclear warfare and some surprising tactics to curb its growing influence. (See pictures of a jihadist...