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WIRED Americans with an irregular heartbeat are used to the idea of a pacemaker implanted in the chest. Now researchers report that patients with congestive heart failure may also be helped by a hunk of hardware. In two-thirds of 134 subjects studied, an implantable device called InSync restored the heart's malfunctioning electrical circuitry. As a result, patients could walk longer distances and climb more stairs without experiencing shortness of breath or fatigue. InSync is not yet approved by the FDA, but the nod is expected in late summer...
Walking more quickly in an effort to distract myself produced an almost dizzying effect. On each row, a title or two would snap into relief, barely able to be resolved by the dutiful memory before the next row was at hand. At irregular intervals, the heady stream of words would part to reveal curious eyes turned suddenly upward from the desk, beyond their appointed carrel, deep in thought...
...both sides. The action, Berktay believes, has strangled a growing dialogue between historians in Turkey and abroad. He himself speaks from painful experience after having been the target of what he describes as a McCarthyite witch-hunt after an interview in which he expressed the "open secret" that Turkish irregular units attacked Armenian civilians as they were forcibly evacuated from their homes...
...addition to these physical precautions, there are the health precautions every aging body should take. Physical and eye examinations, with special attention to cardiac and blood-pressure problems, should be performed annually to rule out serious medical conditions. Blood pressure that's too low or an irregular heartbeat can put you at risk for fainting and falling. Don't forget to take calcium and vitamin D, two critical factors in developing strong bones. Finally, enrolling in an exercise program at your local gym can improve agility, strength, balance and coordination--all important skills that can keep you on your feet...
About this time of year, it becomes fashionable to trash Harvard's admittedly old-fashioned schedule. In the midst of long finals and lengthy papers, weary students bemoan an irregular academic calendar that imposes exam period after winter break. But there are many underappreciated facets of the schedule that benefit undergraduates, and few reasons to change--other than mere conformity...