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...followed by the lineage that gave rise to Neanderthals, and finally the ancestors of modern humans about 50,000 years ago. The mitochondrial DNA of the Denisova hominin suggests its ancestors left Africa around 1 million years ago, at a time not previously associated with migration. (See "CSI Stone Age: Did Humans Kill Neanderthals...
According to a recent Harvard Medical School study, women now need to exercise 60 minutes a day to avoid gaining weight in middle age. Paired with a normal diet, these extra minutes can prevent those unwanted pounds that seem to pile on with each passing year...
...throw back upon the community the human wreckage due to its wear and tear, and the hazards of sickness ... should be provided for through insurance," said Theodore Roosevelt in 1912, at the dawn of the progressive era. The work of building a social safety net for the industrial age proceeded, in fits and starts, for the next 50 years. The excesses of that effort brought the Reaganite swing in the opposite direction, during which time the protections frayed and the need for a new, more flexible information-age safety net became apparent...
...Jumping] made me physically and mentally strong from a young age,” Reed said. “I was only 12 when I went to my first world championship in Belgium. It’s definitely taught me a lot about how to compete—especially the importance of creativity and innovation...
...early years, most Americans will see only minor changes in the health care system. It will almost immediately end some insurance-company practices, such as denying coverage to children with pre-existing conditions. And dependent children under the age of 26 would be allowed to remain on their parents' policies if they cannot get health insurance elsewhere. Adults with pre-existing conditions would also be able to buy coverage through expanded high-risk pools...