Word: leavitt
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Karen Silva, a South Shore resident who works behind the counter at the Leavitt & Pierce tobacco shop, said, “People come in just to get warm, and we certainly don’t mind that,” she said. “Some do come in for a quick cigar,” she added. “Maybe they think smoking one will make them feel warmer...
...effort to stay ahead of the virus, the Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday said it is giving $132.5 million to makers of bird-flu vaccines that rely on immune-system boosters called adjuvants. "In the event of an influenza pandemic," said HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, "adjuvant could provide a way to extend a limited vaccine supply to more people." Here's a look at what's helping kick in such cash...
...There’s also Leavitt & Peirce (1316 Mass. Ave.), the century-old tobacconist—one of America’s oldest. Don’t smoke? You really ought to make an exception, since their stock of cigars, pipe tobacco, and cigarettes is enchantingly vast. The staff is solicitous and helpful—a nice contrast to Toscanini’s next door—especially for those who don’t know what they’re doing. The same attitude prevails at Cardullo’s (6 Brattle St.), with its amazing selection of cheese...
...direction of the institute I'm most concerned about," says Dr. Brad Woodruff, an epidemiologist in the organization's Maternal and Child Nutrition Branch. Woodruff is particularly incensed that the agency's new jet, which is supposed to be for medical emergencies, was used by HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt to make promotional appearances on behalf of President Bush's Medicare drug plan...
...Secretary Paige's trips "went through appropriate channels and complied with travel guidelines," insists Chad Colby, an Education Department spokesman. And Health and Human Service officials bristle at charges Secretary Leavitt was enjoying the friendly skies too much in expensive planes. During the first six months of this year, says spokesperson Christina Pearson, HHS was scrambling to sign up 38 million seniors for the new prescription drug program and Leavitt was racing around the country to educate them on the benefit and solve problems with enrollment, as well as "jump-starting" community programs to prepare for a possible flu pandemic...