February 18, 2002
In Print Photo by Steve Gilbert Focus: Researchers Eye Earliest Triggers of Age-related Macular Degeneration Though it is the leading cause of blindness in older Americans, age-related macular degeneration develops for reasons that remain unclear. A study by Ann Elsner and colleagues identifies a possible cause as impairment of the light-gathering capacity of the cones in the center of the retina. This loss seems to appear early in the disease, increasing the chances for timely diagnosis and intervention. BBS Bulletin HMI World HSTconnector InteliHealth MD-PhD Newsletter MedEd News Mentations On The Brain		Headlines Physicians Warn of Nuclear Terrorist Threat Upcoming Office for Diversity and Community Partnerships Forum The Elimination of Ethnic Health Disparities: A Historical Perspective on the Impact of Racism in Medicine in America Rodney G. Hood, immediate past president of the National Medical Association Monday, February 25 12:30-2:30 p.m.		Spotlight Photo by J. Berndt Drought Found to Be Early Predictor of West Nile Virus A study led by Paul Epstein finds that New England and other areas of low rainfall and prospective summer drought may face increased chances of another threat in the coming months: West Nile virus. Student Scene Photo by Steve Gilbert CDC Director Points Up Common Global Agenda in Health Care Health care workers around the world are seeing increasingly similar problems. So said CDC director Jeffrey Koplan in a talk that launched this year's Policy Roundtable Series, sponsored by the Harvard Health Caucus, a graduate student organization based at HMS.

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