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...simply advising their patients to avoid certain foods. In a new strategy called oral immunotherapy, doctors try to retrain the immune system by hitting it with the offending protein enough times, in increasing doses, that the body's defenses eventually relent and accept the protein as friend rather than foe. "It's the first generation of treatment that would make people less or even no longer allergic," says Dr. Wesley Burks, chief of pediatric allergy and immunology at Duke University Medical Center. On average, children treated this way for a year are able to tolerate the protein equivalent...
...receiving two saves from Perlman, Harvard boasted a 10-point advantage as the final whistle blew. PRINCETON 10, HARVARD 8Harvard’s win over GW was a testament to the team’s mental and physical strength after suffering a close defeat the night before against league foe Princeton (7-1). In a game similar to last year’s 14-10 loss, the Crimson fell behind the Tigers early, trailing 3-2 at halftime. After a strong attack from the Princeton offense, Harvard found itself frustrated and down by six. Attempting to earn the come-from...
...Rajapaksa can vanquish Prabhakaran, he will have just one foe left: the economy. The cost of the war may be more than the country can afford, with the defense budget far exceeding the government's revenue after servicing of the national debt. "It just doesn't work," says Harsha da Silva, an economist and consultant to the Asian Development Bank. A victory would reduce that spending but might also bring down with it a rural economy propped up by soldiers' salaries and pensions. In many villages, the army is the main employer, and without it, families will begin to feel...
...ECAC regular-season title this weekend with two clashes at Bright Hockey Center. Tonight will see the Crimson (15-9-3, 14-4-2 ECAC) face off against No. 7 St. Lawrence (21-8-3, 15-4-1), while Saturday’s action will pit Harvard against conference foe Clarkson...
There was no love in the air at the Bright Hockey Center on Valentine’s Day. Instead, it was a hard-hitting, physical, and sometimes wild battle for the Harvard men’s hockey team (7-14-4, 7-7-4 ECAC) against its historical foe, No. 6 Cornell (15-6-4, 10-5-3, ECAC).The rivalry between the two teams is one of the oldest in intercollegiate competition, dating back to 1910. With bragging rights and crucial league points on the line, it was no surprise that both teams came onto the ice with their...