“We know that
people who are stressed out look haggard…if
we have less stress in our lives we might live longer.” Fred
Goldman, associate professor of pediatrics in the
Carver College of Medicine, agreeing with results
of another researcher’s study that puts evidence
behind the old adage that stressful experiences can
give a person gray hair (Science News, Dec. 4).
“Client control is often a problem. If he’s
not angling for some plea, it’s not a very
wise thing he’s done.” Tung Yin, associate
professor in the College of Law, referring to Balco
Laboratories president Victor Conte Jr.’s confession
on national television that he, indeed, gave steroids
to big-name athletes and watched them inject performance-enhancing
drugs (San Jose Mercury News, Dec. 7).
“Anesthesiologists think they can measure
the depth of anesthesia, but there are times when
this is not true.” Mohamed M. Ghoneim, professor
of anesthesia in the Carver College of Medicine,
acknowledging that anywhere from 20,000 to 40,000
of the 21 million patients who receive general anesthesia
wake up during surgery because they are under-anesthetized—usually
by mistake or because doctors fear too high a dose
of anesthesia could be dangerous (South Bend
[Ind.] Tribune, Dec. 8).
“I am reluctantly going ahead with recommendations
about laptop use at this point.” Moshe
Wald,
fellow associate of urology in the Carver College
of Medicine, cautioning people not to be overly concerned
by a recent study that suggested men who regularly
balance laptop computers on their laps when working
might be jeopardizing their ability to have children
(Wired News, Dec. 9).
“Perfectionism is a huge time waster.” Sarah
Hansen, program associate for Student Health Service,
suggesting that one key to doing well on final exams
is to remember that academic performances do not
need to be exactly perfect (Centre Daily Times [Pennsylvania],
Dec. 13).
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