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...news for the million or so kids who have lazy eye: they may not have to wear their eye patch all day anymore. Until now, doctors have recommended that children with lazy eye, or amblyopia, wear a patch over the good eye for six hours a day to help strengthen the weaker one. That prescription often meant that kids had to wear their patches at school and suffer the taunts of classmates. But in the May issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology, researchers report that the eye patch effectively treated moderate amblyopia in 189 children whether it was worn...
...establish the credibility of science at Radcliffe,” says Lisa Randall ’83, a physics professor who helped recruit scientists to the cluster after she came to Harvard from MIT in the fall of 2001. “Science is important, and it will strengthen the image of Radcliffe to have strong science...
Yesterday, he said “we’re much closer to the launch of several major initiatives that will strengthen the University’s capacity in the life sciences...
...Friday with the seven-member leadership council tapped by Garner to organize the process. The political landscape remains uncertain, particularly in respect of the majority Shiite community, many of whose clerical leaders are rejecting any authority that functions under U.S. tutelage. But Bremer will certainly be looking to strengthen the U.S. political position vis-a-vis the Shiites by restoring security and basic services...
...this optimism is that the region appears genuinely united in fighting SARS. Last week the Association of Southeast Asian Nations convened a special meeting in Bangkok on SARS?which was attended by China, too?to discuss how these Asian nations could cooperate on stopping SARS. The participants decided to strengthen early-warning systems for emerging infectious diseases and coordinate in setting up predeparture health screenings for travelers...