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...ailment is always the same: it clutters the brain with tiny bits of protein, slowly robbing victims of their mental power until they are no longer able to do even the simplest chores or recognize their closest friends and kin. So far, medical science has been stymied, unable to treat the disease or slow its fatal progression...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Hope on Alzheimer's | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...Treating myopia with corneal surgery is like treating obesity with liposuction. Corneal surgery is an elective procedure that carries the risk of serious and permanent complications. Corneaplasty, now in FDA trials, could carry fewer risks. While both corneaplasty and corneal surgery are treatments for refractive errors, neither is a cure for myopia. You cannot treat myopia comprehensively just by altering the shape of the cornea. High tech may be glamorous, but it is not always the best medicine. JULIE RALLS, M.D. Newport Beach, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 1, 1999 | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

...Japanese regulation needs to be strengthened to prevent such mishaps, but it is time that the media become more knowledgeable about industrial safety and not treat everything nuclear like a grade-B movie. THEODORE M. BESMANN Oak Ridge, Tenn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 1, 1999 | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

Second, the mainstream University culture stigmatizes racist, homophobic and sexist discrimination or behavior. Thank goodness for that or else many of us would not be here. A hundred years ago, Harvard did not treat the "other" so kindly. Some former Harvard presidents would turn over in their graves if they saw who eats in the Faculty Club these days...

Author: By Dafna V. Hochman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Straight-up Political Correctness | 10/29/1999 | See Source »

Forget about the candied apples and chocolate bars. The only Halloween treat that the Harvard women's volleyball team wants this weekend is the Ivy League crown...

Author: By Cathy Tran, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Volleyball Looks for Ivy League Treats | 10/29/1999 | See Source »

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