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...obese participants and 27.8% of their normal-weighted peers - their initial diagnosis was wrong. Indeed, says Aaron, many of these patients may have already suspected as much; about 25% of the patients in whom researchers excluded asthma had not been taking their daily asthma medication - a factor that Aaron concedes may have prompted some patients to enroll in the study. "They are recognizing that the medicines aren't working for them, so they're not taking them as prescribed," says Aaron...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Study: Is Asthma Overdiagnosed? | 11/18/2008 | See Source »

...chronological installation shows how LeWitt's work evolved over the years. Some drawings from the late '60s and early '70s are black pencil lines transecting penciled grids, things so delicate they seem to weigh little more than the thoughts they began as. Again and again, LeWitt introduced a human factor into what could otherwise have been a mechanical process. His instructions might call for one person to draw an irregular line and for others to attempt to imitate it. Early on, he brought color into the mix to produce agitated chromatic force fields. And in the '80s, after he moved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sol LeWitt's Dazzling Line Drawings | 11/17/2008 | See Source »

...inability to capitalize on the power play rendered the Crimson’s efforts fruitless.“[Dahm] kept her team in the game,” Brine said. “She made a few huge saves on some breakaways. She was definitely a contributing factor to their win.”Harvard’s opponent had better luck with the man-advantage when Melissa Waldie got the Golden Knights on the board with a power-play goal in the second period that proved to be the game-winner.Clarkson tacked on to its lead in the third frame...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Falters Twice in League | 11/17/2008 | See Source »

There has been an overall decrease of about 35 to 40 percent in cardiovascular fatalities in Massachusetts since 1999. Taking into account factors such as flu outbreaks, air pollution, and seasonal differentiation in health, scientists found that a reduction in secondhand smoke was the single greatest factor in the drop in deaths from heart disease...

Author: By Emily J. Hogan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Smoking Ban Leads to Fewer Fatalities | 11/16/2008 | See Source »

...times it seems like the “gee whiz!” factor inherent in these technological breakthroughs outweighs their substance. Given all the problems in the world, do we really need a tee shirt with animated dancing hamsters printed on it? In some sense, it’s reprehensible that we could reach such dizzying heights in optics in the same world where millions of children die each year of malaria...

Author: By Adam R. Gold | Title: Riding the Wave of the Future | 11/16/2008 | See Source »

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