May 13, 2002
In Print Photo by Steve Gilbert Focus: Gene Switch Bumps Up Bug's Drug Resistance The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa can change its phenotype from a form that responds to antibiotics to one that is resistant. Eliana Drenkard (above) and Fred Ausubel have discovered the genetic switch that may effect this change. Their work is good news to cystic fibrosis patients, who often suffer serious--and sometimes deadly--P. aeruginosa infections. BBS Bulletin HMI World HSTconnector InteliHealth MD-PhD Newsletter MedEd News Mentations On The Brain		Headlines Heart Attack Patients May Benefit from Drinking Tea Study Finds Children's Doctors Not Asking Parents About Smoking Frequent Cocaine Use Linked to Heart Attack and Stroke Upcoming First Annual Scientific Symposium on Research in Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies Wednesday, May 22 1:00-5:30 p.m. Lab Works A new multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research		Spotlight Photo by Liza Green, HMS Media Services Economist Urges Focus on Nonmedical Determinants of Health The Second Annual Marshall J. Seidman Lecture in Health Policy featured health economist Victor Fuchs, from Stanford, who said that the interplay of nonmedical health determinants and genes may be more important to health than medical interventions. Student Scene Photo by Graham Ramsay Vaccine Supply Needs Shot in the Arm Recent shortages in the vaccine supply have U.S. officials concerned and considering a variety of solutions, reports Erica Seiguer. Public health preparedness in the face of possible bioterrorism adds urgency to the problem.

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