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Nabel is currently director of the $3 billion National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health...
...imagine how a patient would feel if they’re telling you about their husband’s recent diagnosis with lung cancer and you’re looking at the computer,” says Treadway, who teaches “Introduction to the Profession” at the Medical School...
About 25% of the study participants did not produce cocaine antibodies when vaccinated. In about half of these cases, researchers think smoking crack was the problem. Crack causes intensely hot cocaine molecules to attach to lung cells. The body begins to produce antibodies against this damaged tissue, but ultimately, rather than deciding that it is alien, the body views the cell clusters as "self" and doesn't fight them. (Similarly, allergists scratch the skin and expose it to allergens like grass seed to produce this kind of desensitization.) "They're a body constituent as far as [the immune system...
...race speaks not just of his dazzling turn of speed but of his ability to maneuver; Irish jockey Mick Kinane threaded the horse through holes in the field that were invisible to other eyes. That Sea the Stars has maintained his form over six grueling months - from the lung-busting sprint in May's 2,000 Guineas to the undulations of Epsom in June - is an even greater achievement...
...have started to address these challenges and are working to encourage their employees to eat better--by stocking more nutritious snacks in the vending machine and by ensuring that senior management recognize and reward healthy habits among workers. To help employers continue to promote these choices, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute is now funding studies to further investigate how work environments affect diet and what conditions need to change before working parents start eating healthier...