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...Some 32% to 84% of asthma patients - the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute estimates there are more than 22 million in the U.S. - may suffer from acid reflux, or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), according to past research cited in the current study. Only about half of those patients have the usual symptoms of GERD, such as nausea, chest pain or heartburn, but doctors think the condition may exacerbate asthma, possibly by causing aspiration of acid into the lungs. The common practice, set forth by National Institutes of Health guidelines, is to treat asthmatic patients - particularly those who have severe...
...university does for summer vacation. Another important step would be clarifying and loosening criteria for students wishing to stay on campus during the recess. Being able to remain on campus to utilize Harvard’s vast resources would allow students to pursue non-curricular activities such as independent research, student group activities, and service opportunities in Cambridge and Boston...
...call it J-term anymore? When the College administration announced its revolutionary calendar reform last year, it included in its statement vague plans for a three-week term to begin in January. Possible conceptions of a “January Experience” included opportunities for students to pursue research, travel, internships, or academic study, as is the case at many peer universities. On Monday, however, Deans Michael A. Smith and Evelynn M. Hammonds issued a campus-wide e-mail confirming what many had feared—that the College had opted against providing any structured programming for undergraduates between...
...shop-lined hub that tourists see today. “It was very important to preserve this history,” said Sullivan of the street’s residential character. 1637 Massachusetts Avenue is the largest of the restored wood-front buildings, and once housed a Ukrainian research institute before Harvard acquired the property. Now refurbished, it contains 11 apartments for residential...
...global epidemic, “if we can understand the mechanism linking the two, we can potentially affect the prevention of periodontal disease and management,” Zavras said. “This is a great starting point,” he added. The study’s researchers said they believe that the link is fostered by adipokines, or inflammatory chemicals secreted by fatty tissue. Increased adiposity, measured by higher waist-to-hip ratio, leads to increased production of cytokines, which are thought to promote periodontal disease, according to Hu. Hu said he hopes that results of this...