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...fact that black patients experiencing heart attacks were far less-likely to receive a key blood clot-busting procedure called thrombolysis has been known for some time, but the new study determined that there exist distinct “pro-white, anti-black” race biases, according to study co-author Alexander R. Green, a doctor at Massachusetts General Hospital and a lecturer at Harvard Medical School...
...true indie tradition, the narrative fiction film resists the usual clichés and plot developments that we’d expect from Hollywood’s high school romance/coming of age genre (think of it as the anti-Ferris Bueller). Unfortunately, in its ambitious attempt to be many things to many people, “Rocket Science” is weighed down by a cringe-inducing narrative voiceover that adds cheese to an otherwise refined performance by the cast, and a bloated resolution that leaves us feeling slightly unsatisfied...
...data show that weight gain in a close friend or relative may significantly increase a person’s likelihood of becoming obese themselves, a conclusion that suggests anti-obesity efforts that focus on group programs—such as weight loss support groups or jogging clubs—will be more effective than individual-based interventions...
...some years now, Weinstein, a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and former lawyer in the Reagan White House, has been on a kind of anti-crusade: to prove what he regards as the illegally close relationship between parts of the military and evangelical Christian groups. Weinstein was deeply involved the 2005 Air Force investigation of the Air Force Academy, outside Colorado Springs, Colo...
...Specter is also championing Bush's controversial nominee to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Judge Leslie Southwick. Critics of the judge cite two of his District Court decisions that could be construed as racist and anti-gay. Specter dismisses these criticisms, arguing that Southwick is a highly respected judge with a unanimous rating from the American Bar Association. After months of wrangling, Specter this week won his battle to force the full Senate to give Southwick an up or down vote...