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...Rich I was deeply saddened by your article on Goldman Sachs [Aug. 31]. Their behavior is disgusting at a time when we ask young men and women to risk and give their lives in Afghanistan, and I am disappointed you published a story that attempts to justify the venal acts of the megarich. The article was little more than a crude whitewash for the CEO of Goldman Sachs, whose remuneration is so out of touch with the reality of everyday young people, especially those who lost their jobs in a recession that was brought about by the deeds...
Even with taking into account for those factors that may affect mortality rate, the study found that uninsured Americans have a 40 percent higher risk of death than their counterparts...
...says Corinne Peek-Asa, a professor of occupational and environmental health at the University of Iowa. Homicide accounted for 26% of female deaths on the workplace last year, federal figures show, compared with just 9% for men. Experts say better safety measures must be implemented to reduce workplace risk. "It's an area where we should be more successful at identifying and preventing violence," Peek-Asa says. "Homicides are the tip of the iceberg." (Read: "Experts: Street Crime Too Often Blamed on Gangs...
...says Randy Sary, 28, who works at Tiny Toones. "After we get kids in, we have other programs like English and Khmer. You can't just be athletic. You have to be educated." K.K. plans to grow Tiny Toones even more, hoping to open a school for at-risk children by 2011. "A real, decent school that doesn't charge. One with a cafeteria that serves breakfast and lunch, like when I was kid," he said. (Read about the Cambodian-American band Dengue Fever...
Harvard University Health Services has ordered between 12,000 and 13,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, although the first shipment will be earmarked for high-risk groups and is not expected until October, said UHS director David S. Rosenthal ’59. Of the vaccine ordered, 2,000 to 3,000 doses are specifically for groups including pregnant women, emergency medical services personnel, and people between the ages of 5 and 24 with chronic health conditions, according to Rosenthal. UHS has a list of those people within the University...