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...bacterial infections are occurring less frequently than before, but Burton speculates that it may be a result of greater vigilance on the part of both hospitals and state health departments in detecting and controlling the spread of MRSA. During the 10-year study period, improved methods of inserting catheters, shorter leave-in times for catheters, as well as improved hygiene and isolation practices have all become more routine. The goal now is to further reduce the risk of MRSA in vulnerable populations by identifying them early on: according to the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, 10 states...
...finished tenth in the 15K Freestyle event and twelfth in the 10K Classic event. Nordic captain Dave McCahill and junior Trevor Petach led the Crimson effort with 50th- and 51st- place showings, respectively, in the 15K race, and 57th- and 56th- place efforts, respectively, in the shorter 10K event. “The men’s team is taking a little longer to get going,” McCahill said. “We are recovering from some sprained ankle issues on the team, but I think the season is shaping up pretty well.” The women?...
...best bet is January classes, though these offerings should not bear any resemblance to what’s currently in the course catalog. The shorter January should offer lessons in the general life skills that we bookworms have so often missed—a wood-shop class, for instance—or academic takes on our hobbies and amusements, like deciphering the true meaning of rap lyrics. But the most effective way for the College to remove all semblance of a Harvard J-term to actual school (and therefore drudgery) is to ask its students to serve as teachers...
...same gas that makes balloons fly and voices rise is also an important tool for Harvard researchers conducting specialized scientific research—a tool that will be in shorter supply thanks to cutbacks faced by University scientists in the current financial climate...
...court in France has convicted a German convert to radical Islam for his involvement in a 2002 suicide attack on a synagogue in Tunisia that killed 21 people. Christian Ganczarski was found guilty of complicity in the plot and sentenced to 18 years in prison. That was a shorter sentence than prosecutors had hoped for, but French justice officials say the case and its outcome is, nevertheless, a timely reminder to Washington that international cooperation to combat terrorism can succeed without recourse to phantom prisons, extra-legal trials, or morally questionable extraordinary renditions. President Barack Obama has said that...