Word: health
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...Lowell called writing verse a way of getting on with life, no matter how painful it was," says Lowell Professor of the Humanities William Alfred, a friend of the late poet. "[Writing] was their health, it was not their sickness. I think the writing was their balance wheel...
...writing to express the serious concerns of the Office of Scientific Integrity and the National Institutes of Health regarding headlines that appeared over two stories published by your newspaper on November 16 and 17. The articles concerned the Harvard University "Six Cities Study." The headline of particular concern read, "Air Study May Have False Data, NIH Says." This headline has no basis in fact...
Neither the National Institutes of Health nor the Office of Scientific Integrity has stated at any time that the Six Cities Study is under investigation. We have neither confirmed nor denied any action in this matter, and have declined any additional comment. Thus, the headline in your story is simply not true. Susanne W. Hadley Acting Director Office of Scientific Integrity, National Institutes of Health...
...spending billions of dollars to defend Thailand from the munchkins," said U.S. Representative Barney Frank '61 (D-Mass.) in an interview yesterday. Frank said that House Democrats plan to hold a caucus when Congress reconvenes in January to discuss cuts in the defense budget and to earmark funds for "health care, education, housing, and the infrastructure...
...precise regulations for genetic research, to protect the health of the individual and the environment. And his call for closer public scrutiny of scientific deliberations is laudable, although perhaps impractical in a society where so few laymen have enough technical knowledge to comprehend what the experts are really doing. But there is good reason to question the fairness of Rifkin's angriest assaults on scientists as mad magicians and unethical disciples of Dr. Strangelove. When Rifkin is most successful, he may slow basic research, delay a medical advance, perhaps even damage the economy. Still, it is a small price...