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...within the territory's Prince of Wales Hospital, where the bulk of the SARS victims are being cared for, have been successful. That's despite the fact that much of the huge hospital has been shut down. Stretches of the hospital's normally bustling corridors are eerily empty and reek of disinfectant. Everyone from security guards to janitors wears thick, double-layered face masks; many of them also don disposable gowns and hats for further protection. Despite such precautions, says Fung, the disease may already have spread far beyond what medical authorities first expected. "There seem to be more...
...meager Harvard training quickly proved insufficient to handle the rigors of FSU social life. By day seven of my research excursion to FSU, even the milk in my morning corn flakes started to reek of the taste of Natty Light. My inability to withstand seven days of the lifestyle that many FSU students have spent four (or more) college years perfecting proves that nature may be a limiting factor in one’s quest to become the perfect partier. Yet, even if the average Harvard man or woman is not meant to party like they mean it every night...
...DEEP END Anybody who's been near one knows that indoor swimming pools reek of chlorine. But what you may not know is that when chlorine mixes with skin cells and skin-care products, it can form a variety of volatile compounds, some of which may be harmful to a developing fetus. Researchers in Britain found that the amount of at least one organic compound, chloroform, is 35 times higher in pools than in tap water. Advice to pregnant women: shower off before taking the plunge...
...contemporaries. The story was considerably more interesting than the one-line synopsis indicated, with distinctly drawn characters that deal with real issues in a funny—but not overly outrageous—way. And hey, it even had an honest, feel-good message that didn’t reek of cheese. So if you’re looking for Varsity Blues-type drivel, apply elsewhere...
Bell told The Crimson, “I don’t normally shower, so it hasn’t really affected my life all that much. But my roommates reek up the high heavens when they don’t shower...