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...season has gone really well for us,” co-captain Liz Powers said. “While we had our fair share of challenges at the beginning of the year, we have followed a rigorous training regimen over the last few months that has allowed us to be consistent in finishing well at all of our regattas...
Several students interviewed for this piece say that they have been limited in the amount of in-house therapy that UHS was willing to provide. While some say that they were restricted to an every-other-week therapy regimen, others say that they had been cognizant of some form of an unofficial limit on sessions...
First, the current treatment regimen requires patients take a cocktail of four drugs, all nearly half a century old, for at least six months. The logistical and financial hurdles associated with paying for and completing treatment, however, virtually guarantee noncompliance and relapse. Second, in a cascade effect, noncompliance selects for drug-resistant strains of the mutated pathogen, precipitating the rise of multi-drug resistant and extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis. Treatment for drug-resistant TB with second-line drugs is astronomically more expensive, more time-intensive, and associated with more toxic side effects. Third, the rise of TB and human immunodeficiency...
According to Eric Rubin, a professor of immunology and infectious diseases at Harvard Medical School, those students who test positive for TB without showing signs of illness will be recommended to start a nine month regimen of daily antibiotics...
...Debating Statins The issues addressed in "The Prescription Gender Gap" - which questions the benefits to women of statins - merit context [March 29]. Heart disease and stroke remain the No. 1 and 3 killers of Americans, including women. Statin therapy as part of a comprehensive treatment regimen that includes lifestyle modification is highly effective for both men and women and is in part responsible for the recent 30% decline in deaths due to heart disease and stroke. It is correct that more women should be enrolled in clinical trials, side effects of any therapy are real, and not all persons receive...