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| HDL ‘Good Cholesterol’ Found Not to Cut Heart Risk Thu, 17 May 2012 05:45:21 GMT People genetically prone to higher levels of HDL, often called “good cholesterol,” showed that they did not have any significant decrease in risk of cardiovascular disease. |
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| Popular Antibiotic May Raise Risk of Sudden Death Thu, 17 May 2012 05:38:30 GMT Azithromycin may be risky for adults with heart problems, a new study finds, by possibly causing abnormal, potentially fatal, heart rhythms. |
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| Brain Disease Is Found in Veterans Exposed to Bombs Thu, 17 May 2012 05:46:01 GMT The same degenerative brain disease found in football players and boxers has been found in veterans exposed to roadside bombs, a finding with potentially profound implications. |
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| Zytiga, a Prostate Cancer Drug, Does Well in Trial Thu, 17 May 2012 05:30:05 GMT In a small clinical trial, six months of treatment with the drug Zytiga, added to standard therapy, eliminated or nearly eliminated tumors in about one-third of men whose disease had not yet spread beyond the prostate gland. |
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| Army to Review Its Psychiatric Evaluation Process Thu, 17 May 2012 05:48:06 GMT Congress put pressure on the military after hearing complaints about reversed diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder. |
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| Well: Coffee Drinkers May Live Longer Thu, 17 May 2012 03:35:35 GMT The largest-ever study of the relationship between coffee consumption and health showed that regular coffee drinkers had a lower risk of dying from a variety of diseases. |
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| Medtronic Says U.S. Investigation Has Closed Thu, 17 May 2012 05:30:05 GMT The Justice Department and the United States attorney’s office in Massachusetts have closed their investigation related to the orthopedic product Infuse, Medtronic said. |
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| C.D.C. Lowers Recommended Lead-Level Limits in Children Thu, 17 May 2012 05:15:15 GMT Nationwide, about 450,000 children have lead levels higher than the new standard, compared with 250,000 children using the old standard. |
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| Paralyzed, Moving a Robot With Their Minds Thu, 17 May 2012 05:47:19 GMT Scientists said a tiny brain implant allowed two people who are virtually paralyzed below the neck to manipulate a robotic arm. |
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| Well: Skechers Toning Shoe Customers to Get Refund Thu, 17 May 2012 03:36:11 GMT Federal regulators announced on Wednesday that Skechers has agreed to pay $40 million to settle charges that the company deceived consumers with claims about its toning shoes. |
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| Noticed: Saying ‘No’ to Picture Perfect Thu, 17 May 2012 04:30:30 GMT A group of young feminists is campaigning against digitally retouched photographs in a teen magazine. |
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| Maternal Deaths Plunged Over 2 Decades, U.N. Reports Wed, 16 May 2012 18:00:04 GMT The decline is attributable to increases in contraception and in AIDS drugs, and to greater numbers of births attended by those with medical training. |
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| Pepsi and Competitors Scramble as Soda Sales Drop Wed, 16 May 2012 22:15:53 GMT Americans are abandoning carbonated drinks, and Coke and Pepsi are relying more than ever on the “flat” drinks and bottled waters. |
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| Alzheimer’s Prevention Is Aim of Drug Trial Wed, 16 May 2012 20:20:47 GMT A clinical trial of Crenezumab will focus largely on members of a Colombian family who are genetically destined to develop the disease but who do not yet have any symptoms. |
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| Clot-Fighting Drug Plavix Set to Lose Patent Protection Thu, 17 May 2012 04:50:03 GMT The drug, which prevents clots among heart attack patients, will no longer be promoted by Bristol-Myers Squibb because of an influx of cheaper generic alternatives. |
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| F.D.A. Panel Backs Easier Home H.I.V. Test Wed, 16 May 2012 15:26:01 GMT An advisory body recommended that the Food and Drug Administration approve the OraQuick test, which uses a mouth swab to give a result in 20 minutes. |
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| News Analysis: Taking Truvada to Prevent H.I.V. Also Comes With Risks Wed, 16 May 2012 17:57:58 GMT Taking Truvada daily can help people in at-risk groups prevent H.I.V. infection, but the consequences of loose adherence go beyond contracting the virus. |
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| Side Effects: Microscopic Neighbors, Evolving Together Wed, 16 May 2012 18:49:35 GMT A novel experiment sought to demonstrate that how different living things in a community bump up against one another affects how they evolve. |
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| In Sperm Banks, a Roll of the Genetic Dice Thu, 17 May 2012 06:10:03 GMT In households across the country, children conceived with donated sperm are struggling with serious genetic conditions inherited from men they have never met. |
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| Losing More to Gain More: Amputees’ Once-Unthinkable Choice Tue, 15 May 2012 20:10:03 GMT As artificial limbs are infused with better technology, some people are opting to amputate more extensively to regain something more akin to normal function. |
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| A Conversation With Carson Chow: A Mathematical Challenge to Obesity Wed, 16 May 2012 17:40:04 GMT Carson Chow has used mathematical models to determine the causes of obesity, and ways to stem the epidemic. |
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| On View: Exhibition Traces the Emergence of Jews as Medical Innovators Wed, 16 May 2012 18:10:03 GMT An exhibition offers a look at the emergence of European and American Jews as innovators in medicine, despite their status as outsiders frequently scorned by the establishment. |
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| Romney Medicare Plan Draws Stark Contrast With Obama’s Tue, 15 May 2012 17:50:03 GMT Mitt Romney says President Obama has no workable plan to prevent Medicare from going bankrupt, and that he is offering “a dramatic change in perspective and philosophy.” |
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| Drilling Down: For Oil Workers, Deadliest Danger Is Driving Tue, 15 May 2012 21:20:04 GMT Highway crashes are the largest cause of fatalities in the oil industry, partly because of safety exemptions that allow truckers to work longer hours than other drivers. |
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| Recipes for Health: Pan-Cooked Brussels Sprouts With Green Garlic Wed, 16 May 2012 18:36:47 GMT These quick-cooking sprouts are a versatile side dish, but they’re also satisfying with on their own with rice. |
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| Vital Signs: IUD May Be Best Emergency Contraception, Analysis Shows Wed, 16 May 2012 18:06:01 GMT An examination of 42 studies showed that intrauterine devices had a higher success rate in preventing pregnancy after unprotected sex than two pills that are used more often. |
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| Q & A: Can Animals Get Sunburn, Too? Tue, 15 May 2012 20:14:32 GMT Just like humans, animals can suffer from too much sun exposure; domestic animals that have short or thin coats of hair or pale skin are at greater risk. |
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| Finding a Match and a Mission, to Help Blacks Battle Cancers Wed, 16 May 2012 19:00:04 GMT Seun Adebiyi launched Nigeria’s national bone-marrow registry, a potential lifesaver for black cancer patients, after experiencing firsthand the difficulty of finding donors for those of African descent. |
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| Whooping Cough Epidemic Hits Washington State Wed, 16 May 2012 17:44:01 GMT Efforts in Washington State to address a resurgent childhood ailment have been hobbled by years of recession-induced budget cuts that have hollowed out public health departments. |
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| Global Update: Study Seeks More Access to Caesarean Births in Poor Countries Thu, 17 May 2012 06:20:03 GMT Performing Caesarean deliveries extensively in 49 poor countries would save 16,800 mothers’ lives annually and prevent many vaginal tears, a new study found. |
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| Prototype: An I.B.M. Computer Program Rewards Healthy Diets Tue, 15 May 2012 18:50:03 GMT A computer program developed at I.B.M. uses game techniques and psychology to influence dieting: eat a salad, for example, and you could win 50 cents. |
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| Off the Shelf: In ‘iDisorder,’ a Look at Mobile-Device Addiction - Review Tue, 15 May 2012 19:06:01 GMT A new book by a California psychologist examines obsessions with smartphones and other devices — and suggests ways to overcome the neediness. |
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| D.S.M. Revisions May Sharply Increase Addiction Diagnoses Thu, 17 May 2012 07:40:06 GMT Revisions to a major psychiatric manual would expand recognized addiction symptoms, which could pose huge consequences for insurers and taxpayers. |
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| Diet Drug Wins Approval of F.D.A. Advisers Sun, 13 May 2012 17:20:06 GMT Government advisers recommended that the F.D.A. approve the weight-loss drug lorcaserin. |
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| Dialysis Rule Changes Followed by Transfusion Increases Fri, 11 May 2012 18:50:04 GMT A shift by the federal government in how it pays for drugs for dialysis patients may have had an unintended and potentially dire consequence, researchers say. |
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| Well: Phys Ed: Cancer Survivors Who Exercise Live Longer Wed, 16 May 2012 20:58:28 GMT Even moderate activity like taking a walk may improve cancer survivors' long-term prognosis, according to new research showing that regular exercise can lower survivors' risk of premature death, not only from cancer but from any cause. |
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| Well: Vital Signs: Using Probiotics to Help Medicine Go Down Mon, 14 May 2012 22:05:49 GMT A review of 82 trials concluded that probiotics - of varying sources and doses - significantly reduced the rate of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. |
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| Well: Vital Signs: TV and Unhealthy Diets Have Stronger Link Mon, 14 May 2012 18:18:43 GMT TV viewing is linked not only with unhealthy snacking while watching, but also with less healthy eating habits at all times, a study finds. |
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| Well: Sippy Cups and Other Little-Known Childhood Hazards Mon, 14 May 2012 19:33:29 GMT Bottles, pacifiers and sippy cups cause thousands of injuries to the mouth and teeth every year, and button batteries, those flat silver discs used in toys and home electronics, can cause serious harm when swallowed. |
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| Well: How to Mother a Mother Mon, 14 May 2012 04:17:01 GMT Intensive, round-the-clock care and pampering of new mothers is common among immigrants and offers lessons for families everywhere. |
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| Personal Health: Personal Health: The Zen of Swimming Wed, 16 May 2012 18:07:15 GMT Swimming is second only to walking as the nation's most popular recreational activity, and its benefits can be enjoyed regardless of age or infirmity. |
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| The Consumer: The Consumer: A TV Show Adds to the Muddle on HPV Testing Tue, 15 May 2012 17:24:43 GMT The girls of "Girls" are asking, and so is everyone else: What does it mean to be infected with HPV? |
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| Personal Best: Personal Best: Can Runners Have 'Too Many Miles on the Tires'? Thu, 17 May 2012 05:35:05 GMT If you start racing when you are young, will you be slower in middle age than if you started when you were older? |
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| Really?: Really? Red Wine as a Probiotic Delivery System Tue, 15 May 2012 17:17:13 GMT Known for its potential to protect against heart disease, red wine also aids digestive health, through probiotics, studies show. |
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| HEALTH: The 20-Minute Workout Mon, 14 May 2012 22:13:06 GMT Gretchen Reynolds, the Phys Ed columnist, on the science of high-intensity interval training, or H.I.T., which scientists are finding can be as effective as longer endurance training. |
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| HEALTH: In Love and Loss Wed, 09 May 2012 19:20:09 GMT Michael French has frontotemporal dementia, for which there is no treatment. As his condition deteriorated, his wife, Ruth, had to move him to a nursing home, where she spends most days. |
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| Can You Call a 9-Year-Old a Psychopath? Wed, 16 May 2012 21:26:01 GMT Psychologists now believe fledgling psychopaths can be identified as early as kindergarten. The hope is to teach these children empathy before it’s too late. |
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| Op-Ed Contributor: A Judge’s Plea for Medical Marijuana Thu, 17 May 2012 04:55:49 GMT For cancer patients, marijuana is a medical and a human rights issue. New York should pass the medical marijuana bill this year. |
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| The New Old Age Blog: A Twist in the Driving Debate Wed, 16 May 2012 18:28:03 GMT Researchers find that many older adults who stop driving hit the road again. |
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| The New Old Age Blog: A Drug to Prevent Alzheimer's Tue, 15 May 2012 18:49:56 GMT Government officials announce plans to test a drug to prevent Alzheimer's disease. |
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| The New Old Age Blog: The Shingles Vaccine Returns Tue, 15 May 2012 13:35:30 GMT The manufacturer of the shingles vaccine says production has been restored. |
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| The New Old Age Blog: When Disaster Strikes the Nursing Home Mon, 14 May 2012 22:58:26 GMT Many nursing homes remain unprepared for a natural disaster, a federal report finds. |
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| Letters: HPV and Oral Cancer (1 Letter) Tue, 15 May 2012 01:50:05 GMT Letter to the editor. |
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| Letters: Consider the Parent, Too (2 Letters) Tue, 15 May 2012 04:10:04 GMT Letters to the editor. |
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| Letters: That Unbearable Itch (1 Letter) Tue, 15 May 2012 04:10:04 GMT Letter to the editor. |
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| Letters: Learning From Cuba (1 Letter) Tue, 15 May 2012 04:10:04 GMT Letter to the editor. |
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| Economic View: Slippery-Slope Logic vs. Health Care Law - Economic View Tue, 15 May 2012 19:30:04 GMT The court debate over the new health care law offers yet another example of worrying about imaginary risks. |
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| Op-Ed Columnist: Saving the Lives of Moms Wed, 16 May 2012 21:10:32 GMT On Mother’s Day, let’s celebrate a fistula hospital that you readers helped build, and the many African women whose lives it will surely save. |
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| A New Treatment Zeroes In on Cellulite Thu, 03 May 2012 21:11:57 GMT Cellulaze, a new treatment that requires only one doctor’s visit, is being breathlessly hailed by many as a bona fide solution, but some doctors have reservations. |
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| Books: New Perspectives From Cancer Patients Wed, 02 May 2012 15:30:09 GMT Two new books, one by a group of medical ethicists and another by the feminist critic Susan Gubar, offer searing accounts of confronting a lethal disease. |
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| Big Challenges Ahead for Johnson’s New Chief Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:40:06 GMT Johnson & Johnson has selected a leader from inside the firm who describes himself as a “realistic optimist.” |
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| Op-Ed Contributor: Maternity Ward Swag Fri, 11 May 2012 18:00:52 GMT The benefits of breast-feeding are many, but hospitals undermine the practice by sending mothers home with free samples of baby formula. |
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| F.D.A. Panel Backs Preventive Use of H.I.V. Drug Truvada Fri, 11 May 2012 15:37:19 GMT With 50,000 new H.I.V. cases each year in the United States, government advisers said Truvada, an antiviral medicine, should be approved for use in healthy people at high risk of infection. |
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| Christie Vetoes Health Insurance Exchange for New Jersey Mon, 14 May 2012 06:08:02 GMT In rejecting the online marketplace, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey cited a pending Supreme Court challenge to the Affordable Care Act, but his move was largely symbolic. |
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| Pfizer’s Rheumatoid Arthritis Pill Wins Federal Panel’s Approval Tue, 15 May 2012 19:57:58 GMT A federal advisory panel recommended approval of a rheumatoid arthritis pill known as tofacitinib, but several members expressed concern about its safety. |
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| Birth-Defect Risk Higher With Fertility Treatments, Study Shows Wed, 16 May 2012 18:10:03 GMT An Australian survey of about 300,000 pregnancies, with more than 6,000 resulting from fertility treatments, found that treatment was associated with a 28 percent greater risk for birth defects. |
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| Well: New Cautions About Bisphosphonates Thu, 10 May 2012 18:40:23 GMT The Food and Drug Administration published an analysis that suggested caution against long-term use of the drugs, but fell short of issuing specific recommendations. |
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| Lenin’s Death Remains a Mystery for Doctors Thu, 10 May 2012 06:06:02 GMT Pathologists took up the question of what contributed to the death of the Soviet leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin at the age of 53. |
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| Basser Research Center to Focus on BRCA Cancer Genes Tue, 08 May 2012 20:50:05 GMT A new center at the University of Pennsylvania will be dedicated to studying BRCA, a set of genes with ties to breast and ovarian cancer. |
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| Recipes for Health: Quinoa Pilaf With Sweet Peas and Green Garlic Tue, 15 May 2012 20:12:51 GMT Spring vegetables and a flavorful mixture of herbs stand out in this dish. |
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| Recipes for Health: The Seasonal Charms of Green Garlic: Green Garlic, Chive and Red Pepper Frittata Tue, 15 May 2012 17:15:59 GMT Juicy and mild, green garlic is bountiful at farmers’ markets for only a short time, but there are endless ways to enjoy it. |
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| Recipes for Health: Romaine and Radish Salad With Buttermilk Lemon Dressing Fri, 11 May 2012 06:20:04 GMT A tangy, creamy dressing cuts the bite of the radishes and the mild bitterness of the romaine. |
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| Recipes for Health: White Beans With Chicory Thu, 10 May 2012 07:20:05 GMT Puréed fava beans and cooked chicory are a classic pairing in Italy; for this version, almost any kind of hearty bitter lettuce will work. |
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| Reporter's File: Sickle Cell Disease Outlook Continues to Improve Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:50:55 GMT On most days Giovanna Poli acts like a typical 12-year-old, but she is living with sickle cell disease. |
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 17, 2012 is:
maffick • \MAF-ik\ • verb
: to celebrate with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious behavior
Examples:
Fans mafficked for hours outside the stadium, celebrating the team's dramatic victory in the division championship.
"In half an hour, after the mildest of mafficking, the last visitors of the exhibition's last day had gone out of the gates and the staff began their final acts of closing up shop." — From an article in The Guardian (London), October 1, 2011
Did you know?
"Maffick" is an alteration of Mafeking Night, the British celebration of the lifting of the siege of a British military outpost during the South African War at the town of Mafikeng (also spelled Mafeking) on May 17, 1900. The South African War was fought between the British and the Afrikaners, who were Dutch and Huguenot settlers originally called Boers, over the right to govern frontier territories. Though the war did not end until 1902, the lifting of the siege of Mafikeng was a significant victory for the British because they held out against a larger Afrikaner force for 217 days until reinforcements could arrive. The rejoicing in British cities on news of the rescue produced "maffick," a word that was popular for a while, especially in journalistic writing, but is now relatively uncommon.