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...drawbacks of this approach is the high cost of interferon. Gwaltney estimates that at today's prices the doses needed to treat a cold would set you back $200 (although interferon may eventually go generic, which should bring costs down). Another problem is that chlorpheniramine makes many people very sleepy, so you should not drive a car or operate machinery while treatments are under way. For reasons that are unclear, the nondrowsy antihistamines that work for allergies don't seem as effective against colds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Come We Can't Cure The Cold? | 3/10/2003 | See Source »

...have big dough," is a typical line, delivered when Molly hesitates on trying out the spiritualist "dodge." Throughout the book you get a privileged inside look at the tricks of the trade: the hand-offs, the cold-readings, the radio transmitters in the jacket. It's a rare treat to go behind the curtain, and it keeps you reading for more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Down a Dark "Alley" | 3/7/2003 | See Source »

...Looks like someone’s been a naughty girl!” crows Pappas. He’s caught Falkner eating her apple crisp before the ham and ravioli. The ravioli, says Pappas, is a great treat, but riddled with sodium. Same with the ham. Despite his initial suspicion, by the end of the conversation, Falkner is in Pappas’ good graces. “She’s a sweet young girl. She deserves the apple crisp...

Author: By Matt J. Amato, CONTRIBUTINGWRITER | Title: Know It All | 3/6/2003 | See Source »

...them where it is.” Hare aims to find out to what extent dogs, wolves and chimps can follow human thought processes. In his study, Hare places two upside-down canisters in front of his test subjects, then points at the one canister that hides a doggy treat. Most dogs pick up on Hare’s signal and find the food, while the task bewilders wolves. Hare has video clips on his laptop of confused-looking wolves nosing at random canisters, oblivious to the humans pointing out the treats...

Author: By M.c. Wilson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Secret Life of Dogs: Unleashed | 3/6/2003 | See Source »

Indeed, representatives of a current Harvard-affiliated public-health project called Medicine in Need (MEND), which aims to study and treat tuberculosis in developing countries, said they have not relied on the University for major support...

Author: By Jessica E. Vascellaro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard To Study Global Health | 3/5/2003 | See Source »

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