In Print
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From Focus:
Study Finds How Aspirin Dampens Inflammation
A study appearing in the Oct. 7 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences demonstrates that low-dose aspirin may help prevent chronic inflammation associated with cardiovascular disease. A clinical trial led by Charles Serhan and Nan Chiang shows that taking a baby aspirin every day triggers a signal that quells inflammation, a previously unknown mechanism for aspirin in humans. The common and inexpensive medication may even outsmart the heavily promoted selective COX-2 inhibitors, which fail to produce this anti-inflammatory signal.
Upcoming
12th Annual Ebert Community Service Day
Nov. 4, 2004, 12:15-6:00 p.m.
TMEC, HMS
Lab Works
A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research.
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Spotlight
Website Serves Latinos with Diabetes
Joslin Diabetes Center has anounced a new website for Latinos with diabetes, providing comprehensive and culturally appropriate information about the disease. The prevalence of diabetes among Latinos in the United States is double that among Caucasians.
Student Scene
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Long-term Care: Averting a Crisis
The rise of the elderly population in the next 20 years due to medical innovation and aging of the baby boomers will intensify the need for long-term care. Erica Seiguer explores some of the strategies for handling the cost of this care.
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