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Experts say part of the reason it is so common to intervene in dementia cases is that the patient, by definition, cannot make medical decisions autonomously, leaving a relative or friend to serve as their health-care proxy. "Family members are much less likely to forgo treatments or let go. An 80-year-old patient will tell you, 'I have lived a good, long life. I have no regrets.' But talk to his 50-year-old son, and he isn't ready. Being the decision maker for someone else is a much harder thing to do," says Sachs, who says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Redefining Dementia as a Terminal Illness | 10/14/2009 | See Source »

...police did arrive in 15 minutes but dismissed the issue. The Cabot student, who in a later e-mail dubs himself the "Alfred and Melinda Prufrock Professor of Common Decency," concludes his e-mail by declaring...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi | Title: The Curious Cabot Case of The Knocking in the Night Time | 10/13/2009 | See Source »

Here comes a great course offered by [name redacted], Alfred and Melinda Prufrock Professor of Common Decency at Harvard University: Common Decency 10 - How to Ask for Help (no 101's at Harvard, that is for inferior schools. Thanks to the genuine numbering system, Harvard is the best college in the country...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi | Title: The Curious Cabot Case of The Knocking in the Night Time | 10/13/2009 | See Source »

Apparently, getting dirty at Harvard starts first with a man making serial killer eyes at a room full of scantily clad women freaking in some poor student's common room (0:30). It also means freaking in the shower (0:34). Or freaking in bed while a fellow student enjoys the show (0:40). Or maybe moving your roommate's shit from the closet into the hall so you can use the closet for some more private freaking (0:47). Better yet? Freaking on a futon while pretending you're Akon (0:50). Or getting back at the Building Manager...

Author: By Wendy H. Chang | Title: We Need a Cold Shower. | 10/13/2009 | See Source »

...Before the attack on the Sri Lankan team, Aqeel's group had already won a fearsome reputation as al-Qaeda's foot soldiers in Pakistan and pioneered the terrorist attacks that have now become depressingly common. An offshoot of the Pakistani anti-Shi'ite Sipah-e-Sahaba militant group, LeJ gained notoriety in 1998 after attempting to assassinate then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. After al-Qaeda leadership arrived along the Afghan border, LeJ underwent a transformation, says militancy expert Rana. "They developed a nexus with foreign militants there. In many major attacks, LeJ was involved, including the killing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Pakistan Must Widen Hunt for Militant Bases | 10/13/2009 | See Source »

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