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That's especially salient considering that the acupuncture groups in Cherkin's study experienced relief much faster than the non-acupuncture group. At eight weeks, 60% of the acupuncture patients reported improved symptoms, compared with 40% of the untreated group. At the end of a year, the same percentage of treated patients still experienced relief, while 50% of the untreated group experienced improved symptoms. (See pictures of holistic healing...
...Kwong is not afraid to break with either affiliation if he sees the need to do so—though he once edited the Harvard Salient, he later resigned from the publication and lambasted it in an editorial in The Harvard Crimson for being representative of a “fringe minority” of the conservative movement. [SEE CLARIFICATION BELOW...
...news article "Building Bridges, Shattering Stereotypes" incorrectly implied that Jeffrey Kwong '09 held a key editorial position on the Harvard Salient. In fact, in his role there as associate editor, Kwong "had no oversight of the periodical's content or administration," according to Christopher B. Lacaria '09, editor emeritus of the publication...
...trade schemes can do much to mitigate the short-term effects of climate change. But it should be remembered that, although the most salient concern of the legislation in the U.S. is to quickly lower the aggregate amount of emissions with hurting the economy, this should not be the only concern. The moral and cultural dimensions of climate change must be also addressed. The only way up from the global fall from grace is to work together and consider what’s fair and important in the long...
...babies at 8 months, says Dawson, who adds, "What we are doing is teaching the parents how to structure interactions to promote eye contact and babbling." Parents learn, for example, to engage their babies in settings where there are few distractions so that facial expressions and language are more salient. They also learn strategies to calm infants who tend to become agitated and stressed by social activity. The intervention is playful in spirit, says Dawson, adding, "Parents get very confident and are able to learn this quickly." The hope, she says, is that for some significant portion of children...