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...been extraordinarily successful in shooting down some of the most cherished beliefs in health care, like the idea that long-term hormone-replacement therapy would help prevent heart disease in women. And it has clearly saved lives. Many doctors used to give anti-arrhythmia drugs to everyone who experienced irregular heartbeats after a heart attack because severely irregular beats could rapidly prove fatal. But then came the results of a randomized trial showing that patients with only mildly irregular heartbeats were more likely to die if given the anti-arrhythmia medication than their untreated counterparts were. Doctors now prescribe more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are Doctors Just Playing Hunches? | 2/15/2007 | See Source »

...teaching into tenure decisions and has added more documentation of teaching ability to tenure reviews. But in a review of all appointments during 2005-2006, the Task Force found almost no discussion of teaching in formal case statements for junior faculty appointments. For tenured appointments, such statements were shockingly irregular. The committee correctly suggests that teaching records should be examined more thoroughly and consistently. A change will only occur when Harvard sends a clear signal to prospective faculty members that teaching matters in tenure decisions.Second, the Task Force’s proposal to create a system for faculty to audit...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: A New Direction for Teaching | 2/2/2007 | See Source »

Take a deep breath. Now exhale slowly. You're probably not aware of it, but your heart has just slowed down a bit. Not to worry; it will speed up again when you inhale. This regular-irregular beat is a sign of a healthy interaction between heart and head. Each time you exhale, your brain sends a signal down the vagus nerve to slow the cardiac muscle. With each inhale, the signal gets weaker and your heart revs up. Inhale, beat faster. Exhale, beat slower. It's an ancient rhythm that helps your heart last a lifetime. And it leads...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Brain: 6 Lessons for Handling Stress | 1/19/2007 | See Source »

...mail. Next, Bruce J. Biller and Debra S. Poaster, both UHS physicians, arrived at the scene and continued O’Brien’s CPR while administering an automated external defibrillator. The doctors shocked the professor four times before they were able to quell the arrhythmia, an irregular heartbeat, and restore his heart to normal. The University has defibrillators in various areas on campus, ranging from UHS to the Malkin Athletic Center, that were donated by the Kadan Foundation, said UHS Director David S. Rosenthal ’59. The Kadan Foundation was started by a group...

Author: By Noah S. Bloom, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Professor Saved After Heart Attack | 1/10/2007 | See Source »

...Their particular pitch—irregular and whiny—is particularly irritating,” she said. “They harm our lungs and cause cancer and premature death.” On Nov. 6, the council announced the creation of a task force to investigate banning leaf blowers in the city due to their excessive noise...

Author: By Nicholas K. Tabor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: KSG Lecturer Named in City Dispute | 12/5/2006 | See Source »

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