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...knows that such pious statements have little impact that it publishes them. After all, the scientific evidence regarding the impact of smoking has been around for quite a while, at least since 1964, when the first Surgeon General's report relating smoking causally to lung cancer, coronary artery disease, chronic bronchitis and emphysema came...
True, but more drastic action is needed to get circulation in order. The Quad problems seem particularly chronic. Almost every day, piles of newspapers sit in the corner of the dining halls. Perhaps the maintenance workers who deliver The Crimson need more direct supervision. Students have come to expect The Crimson at their doors every morning, and many of us rely on it to find out what is going on around campus. Student groups use it to advertise, expecting that all undergraduates will receive the paper...
...This is a new recommendation for students living in a dormitory setting. Usually [only] people over 60 or people with a chronic disease are recommended for flu shots," Boothby said...
Antidepressants have been used for the past 20 years as adjuvants in pain relief. The most effective appear to be the tricyclics, and they're prescribed for a broad spectrum of pain, including headaches, arthritis, chronic low-back pain, fibromyalgia, cancer pain and diabetic nerve pain, though they can in some people lower blood pressure, create confusion and cause constipation and urine retention...
...Most chronic pain sufferers are all too familiar with different classes of medications. According to a poll taken for the American Pain Society, 91% of chronic pain sufferers have tried at least an over-the-counter medicine, 60% have been prescribed nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, and 42% have used narcotics or opioids, the big guns of pain relief...