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...cast of mind last exercised by those with ostrich-feather plumes on their hats. Iraqis, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said recently, will "figure out a way to manage their affairs" that will be "consistent with the principles that we set out." (Those principles, just so you know, don't extend to an "Iranian-type government," which, quoth the good Secretary, "ain't gonna happen...
That macho attitude seems to extend to the care men take of their bodies. Women are twice as likely as men to visit their doctor once a year and more likely to explore broad-based preventive health plans with their physician. Men are less likely to schedule checkups or to follow up when symptoms arise. "Men also tend to internalize" and "self-medicate" their psychological problems, says Williams, while women tend to seek professional help. Virtually all stress-related diseases--from hypertension to heart disease--are more common...
Even though the deal’s provisions significantly encumber the land in the short term, Berkeley said that Harvard’s intentions likely extend well into the long term...
...among these institutions: a BSL-4 facility would allow HMS researchers to extend their present work on components of anthrax—a promising effort to derive an effective post-infection therapy—to work with the entire virus, according to HMS Associate Dean for Public Affairs Don Gibbons...
...those expected to run and secure it. Another hint of brightness on the horizon is the announcement by NATO last week that the alliance would take over leadership of ISAF - it remains unclear, though, whether NATO is willing to more than quadruple ISAF's troop strength in order to extend the stabilization mission beyond the capital...