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...heard right. In their approaches to distributing the new human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Massachusetts has taken a laissez-faire approach while Texas has taken on the mantle of the nanny state. While both states have demonstrated an admirable commitment to the health of young women in supporting the vaccine, Gov. Deval L. Patrick ’78 has rightly decided to let people make their own health decisions. Fifty percent of sexually active adults are affected by HPV, making it the most common disease transmitted through sexual contact. In women, HPV can develop without warning into cervical cancer, a disease...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: The Why of the Needle | 3/6/2007 | See Source »

...tube, the president’s deluded view of sacrifice misses all the ways in which our success in Iraq depends on the choices we make back home. If we want to defeat an enemy that gains strength from oil revenue, then we need a more aggressive approach to ending our dependence on petroleum. On the individual level, this means becoming smarter consumers who prioritize fuel efficiency over engine size in buying cars, and who take advantage of public transportation. On the collective level, this means supporting policies that entail sacrifices in the short term—like a gasoline...

Author: By Justin S. Becker and Jarret A. Zafran | Title: Sacrifice, Not Martyrdom | 3/5/2007 | See Source »

Strange things happened in that warehouse. The digital--back lot approach places an immense burden on the director. "Zack would go, 'Come and see this stage!'" says Lena Headey, who plays Leonidas' wife. "And we'd go, and there'd be, like, a rock. And we'd be like, 'Has he taken acid this morning? Or what's he looking at?'" Snyder had to make his actors see what he saw, and he saw things that weren't there yet. "Every now and then I'd stop and go, 'This is crazy!'" he says. "'What are we doing?' And then...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: The Art of War | 3/2/2007 | See Source »

...Mansion in Dallas, Texas. He will use the money to help make up for disparities in the organization’s budget, PIH spokesman Andrew Marx said. Farmer’s method of treating patients with multi-variable tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, developed during his time at PIH, revolutionized the approach to the diseases in the public health profession, putting patient care before cost, according to Arthur Kleinman, Rabb professor of anthropology and Farmer’s adviser in social and cultural anthropology at Harvard. It is this strategy of “doing global health from a social medicine perspective?...

Author: By Charles J. Wells, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HMS Professor Snags $100K Award | 3/2/2007 | See Source »

...time painter Mary Heilmann finished taking questions from her audience at the Carpenter Center on Feb. 22, students felt comfortable enough to approach the podium and discuss a wide array of topics, all the way to the songs she had selected for her presentation. Heilmann—standing beneath projections of paintings inspired by California’s beaches, “The Simpsons,” and an album cover by The Drifters—did her part to demystify the world of postmodern art for those who asked. Speaking about her personal experiences during the psychedelic 1970?...

Author: By Eric M. Sefton, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Painter Heilmann Muses on Acid-Surfing Postmodernism | 3/1/2007 | See Source »

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