SearchPast Issues Nov. 30, 2006

Explosive reaction Women in Science Day brings about 100 St. Louis city high school students to campus for hands-on activities and career advice. Elderly patients' heart failure gauged for seriousness By counting how many of seven easy-to-obtain health factors an elderly heart-failure patient has, physicians can estimate the patient's risk of dying. Fulbright Scholar from Rwanda studies HIV disorders at WUSTL A lecturer from Rwanda is at the School of Medicine learning how to improve care for Rwandans who suffer from the metabolic syndromes associated with HIV/AIDS. Longer Life Foundation brings in visiting scholar, awards grants Steven N. Blair, an expert in the associations between lifestyle and health, is foundation's first visiting scholar.