June 9, 2003
In Print Photo by Graham Ramsay From Focus: Image from Epidemic Dengue Virus Reveals Drug Target A vulnerable pocket in the protein that coats the dengue virus--a deadly, tropical mosquito-borne pathogen--may present a target for screening drug candidates against dengue fever. The pocket is revealed in atomic detail in a crystal structure from the lab of Stephen Harrison. Outbreaks of the disease are possible in Texas and the southeastern United States.   Publications Online BBS Bulletin Focus HMI World HSTconnector MD-PhD Newsletter MedEd News Mentations On The Brain   Related Links InteliHealth Harvard Health Publications		Headlines Gleevec Therapy Shows Promise for Kaposi's Sarcoma Patients Researchers Find Length of Stay In Medicare Home Care Programs Declines After Passage of Balanced Budget Act Doctors Miss Chances to Help Pregnant Women Quit Smoking Upcoming HMS Division of AIDS Third Annual HMS Centers for AIDS Research Symposium: Human Genomics and AIDS: A State of the Art Conference Monday, June 16 12:30-5:30 p.m. 2002 Excellence in Mentoring Awards Steven Hyman, Harvard University Wednesday, June 18 4:00-5:30 p.m. Lab Works A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research		Spotlight Farmer Calls on Grads to Change the World of Health Care In his keynote address at the 2003 degree ceremony of HMS and HSDM, Paul Farmer urged the new graduates to see the world as it really is, burdened with global health inequities. "Now why dredge up this dreary stuff on a day of celebration?" he asked. "Because you, members of the Class of 2003, can change all this. And you must." Student Scene Photo by Graham Ramsay Recollections of a Childhood Illness Recalling a young patient she cared for during her pediatric rotation, Alisa Land describes the formative experience of a child's serious illness. The 60-second Survey Take a survey to tell us how you use WebWeekly.

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