Stop loss policy eyed for scale back by Gates era
The Pentagon under Defense Secretary Gates seeks to curb stop loss the practice that kept tens of thousands in service past retirement or enlistment. Gates orders service chiefs to draft plans by February to rely less on stop loss while easing troop and family hardship and boosting recruitment.
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Custom majors rise at Iowa colleges expand student options
Eastern Iowa colleges including UI Kirkwood UNI Coe and Cornell offer self designed majors by combining courses from multiple departments. Students such as Iné Stone pursue fields spanning music business marketing and entrepreneurship while Emily Alden blends biochemistry with cancer studies to fit career goals.
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Vaccine boom fuels promise of global health gains
Public health reporting notes a rush of vaccine research funded by technology advances and higher profits. By 2006 three vaccines reached the market including HPV for cervical cancer, rotavirus to prevent deadly diarrhea, and a shingles jab for seniors. Scientists foresee future immunizations against herpes and other diseases later in the decade.
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What is a vaccine and how they work
A vaccine uses weakened or killed parts of bacteria or viruses injected to stimulate antibodies and immunity. Researchers discuss malaria vaccines within five years and progress in therapeutics that treat existing diseases by training the body to combat cancer Alzheimer's and addictions.
After Sunday, football life fades till next season
The author muses on the post Super Bowl void. Football dominates weekends with rituals, meals, drinks, and gatherings, then ends and life returns to normal. The piece frames football as a holiday-like obsession ending after Sunday's game.
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