In Print Focus: The Secret Life of Hospital Bugs One of the most effective forces against drug-resistant bacteria in hospitals is the waves of non-resistant bugs that arrive with incoming patients, says Marc Lipsitch. He and his colleagues have developed a model of pathogen behavior that could help hospitals monitor and minimize drug-resistant strains. MedEd News BBS Bulletin

Headlines Drug Complications Found To Be Common Among Outpatients New Cell Transplantation Method May Help Fight Off Liver Failure Therapy Beta-Carotene Found Not To Prevent Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Upcoming General Interest Forum: Town Meeting on Complementary and Alternative Medicine David Eisenberg, BID, and others Wednesday, March 15 2:00-5:00 p.m.

Spotlight Women's Health Is Now 10th Curricular Theme Women's health became the 10th curricular theme this year through the efforts of the HMS Center of Excellence in Women's Health and the Office of Educational Development. The two are now planning a thorough integration of women's health issues into the New Pathway curriculum. Student Scene Writing a Recipe for Science: Cook Time Variable When confronted with the comparison of lab work to kitchen work, research technician Rachael Moeller had to object. The goals are totally different, she says. If scientists' hunger for the truth had to be satisfied after every experiment, they'd starve.

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