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...rather not live in an anachronism of a house. My best friend at Yale inhabits a spacious single, in the oldest college, with hardwood floors and window seats. I’ve always lived in oddly shaped, tiny walkthroughs in which I risk getting tetanus anytime I make sudden movements...
...researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Last year, there were no reported deaths in the U.S. from measles, diphtheria, mumps, polio, or rubella (German measles), according to research published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The number of deaths for tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), and Hib disease (a major cause of meningitis) had all fallen more than 99% since vaccines were introduced against them. Vaccines have cut the number of deaths from hepatitis A, acute hepatitis B, and chickenpox by more than 80% each. And deaths from invasive pneumococcal disease (a cause...
...year in the developing world. Egyptian government health policies have focused, since 1990, on ensuring that children receive their basic immunizations during their first five years of life. The Ministry of Health and Population reports that 97% of infants today are vaccinated against tuberculosis, pertussis, polio, measles, diphtheria and tetanus. Polio, once considered endemic in Egypt, is now largely absent. And campaigns against diarrhea-related diseases have been very effective, using television to reach the most remote rural areas with simple advice on combating diarrhea and dehydration. "This national campaign targeting specific causes of infant mortality was highly effective...
...January, your doctor has just seen 14 patients with the flu and you show up with muscle aches and a fever, he or she is more likely to say you have the flu--which is fine unless it's really meningitis or a reaction to a tetanus shot that you forgot to mention...
...Start hooking up with someone in the Mountaineering Club so you get to use their sweet indoor climbing wall. 7) Find leg warmers on eBay and take up inline skating. 8) Use your House gym, and then burn calories on the walk to UHS after you get tetanus from the WWII-era free weights. 9) Meet two dates at the same restaurant at the same time; burn calories running and fretting. But mostly fretting. 10) Synchronized swimming in the Charles. 11) Steal booty from the Lamont security guard who looks like a pirate; run as he chases you with...