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...Harvard Medical School professor accused of plagiarizing a review of rheumatoid arthritis treatments turned in his resignation last week, over a year after the alleged infraction. The allegedly offending professor, Lee S. Simon, had his article in the biomedical journal “Best Practices & Research: Clinical Rheumatology” retracted last year. The retraction came after a data-comparison search engine found that about half the text of the article was taken verbatim from a paper published in 2003. Though he had not spoken directly with Simon about the matter, Simon M. Helfgott, a rheumatologist at Brigham and Women?...
...economy, financial, and credit systems there are a number of piecemeal solutions. Freddie Mac (FRE) yesterday said it would need $30 billion in new funding. AIG (AIG) got billions of dollars in additional assistance and a restructuring of its obligation to the government just last week. The Wall Street Journal is reportingthat several large insurance companies may need substantial aid. Those who may put their hands out include MetLife (MET), The Hartford (HIG), and Prudential...
Marie Bell, one of two social workers at Ty'jhanae's school, says music serves as a balance for homeless kids. "Students are more resilient if they are able to develop musical skills," she says. The school encourages students to write daily journal entries that can help officials identify children who are between homes. "There may be some homeless kids here we don't know about," Bell admits. "Just letting them unscrew their valve and let some steam out helps...
...what he described as a "wastebasket" diagnosis - called "not otherwise specified" (NOS) - that captures just about anything that doesn't easily fit the categorical model. One major problem with the NOS diagnosis: pretty much anyone can qualify for a diagnosis that, by definition, is not specified. A 2005 American Journal of Psychiatry paper found that nearly half of a group of 859 people who sought psychological help in Rhode Island could be considered to have a DSM personality disorder if diagnosticians were allowed to include the NOS option. Another problem: how do you adequately treat patients whose illness is unspecified...
Benjamin G. Edelman ’02, assistant professor at Harvard Business School, is a leading authority on the Internet. His recent paper in The Journal of Economic Perspectives, “Red Light States: Who Buys Online Adult Entertainment?” presents evidence that traditionally conservative states actually purchase more online pornography than their blue counterparts. Last week, FM sat down with him to discuss business, politics, and 3D porn. 1. Fifteen Minutes: How did this study come about? BGE: I’ve always been interested in funding models for online media. The question is: Who will...