Screening of Silent Choices
On Friday, January 18 at 2 pm we will be screening the documentary, Silent Choices, which explores the abortion debate among African-American women. The screening will be held in the East Viewing Room...
View ArticleWhen true enough is not good enough
“A recent court ruling that favored freedom of speech over the authority of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate off-label drug promotion may have profound implications for the way...
View ArticleHow does breastfeeding protect against HIV?
Click here to read the article, which discusses the nutritional components of human milk, mainly the human milk oligosacharides, that may prevent HIV transmission from mother to child while breast...
View ArticleA Hospital Network with a Vision
India’s Aravind Eye Care Center Atul Gawande suggests that the Cheesecake Factory restaurant chain — with its size, central control and accountability for the customer experience — could be a model of...
View ArticlePrognosis vs. Diagnosis: Successful and Schizophrenic
Successful and Schizophrenic. This is an interesting op-ed by a self-proclaimed, successful schizophrenic who was granted the Genius Award by the MacArthur Foundation. The media has often either...
View ArticleTotally Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Found in South Africa
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2012/01/2012126394859797.html
View ArticleDaniel Gilbert on the Psychology of Happiness: What is Happiness?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q1dgn_C0AU Daniel Gilbert, a psychologist at Harvard University, explains the difference between synthetic and natural happiness, and explores what it means to be happy....
View ArticleMDGs and SDGs: A Shift in Global Development Philosophy?
The UN has committed to developing a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that will build upon the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which end in 2015, in order to link the eradication of...
View ArticleTop Court in India Rejects Novartis Drug Patent
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/02/business/global/top-court-in-india-rejects-novartis-drug-patent.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130402 A few highlights from the...
View ArticleChemical genetic approaches for the elucidation of signaling pathways
Genomics has been pivotal in medical research – transgenic animal models have provided researchers with useful disease models; genetic screening has helped doctors diagnose patients; and, genomics has...
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