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Like vitamin E, the flavonoids and the carotenoids appear to act as antioxidants, keeping LDL and triglycerides from being oxidized by free radicals. But they do so in different ways, explains Jeffrey Blumberg, a Tufts University nutritionist: "All those free radicals come in many varieties and affect different parts of the body. So you need many different antioxidants to protect yourself at different levels...
...tournament semifinals. “I came out this year with more of a revenge feeling,” said Grigg, who had lost to Quibell in 2005’s finals. Lorentzen defeated her teammate in five games in the all-Harvard final. Sophomores Jennifer Blumberg and Supriya Balsekar also took home All-Ivy honors for the Crimson. All four All-Ivy players were also named All-Americans. —Staff writer Lisa J. Kennelly can be reached at kennell@fas.harvard.edu...
...some rough matches this season,” she added, “so I came out this year with more of a revenge feeling.” Grigg also beat third-seeded Miranda Ranieri of Yale in the semis in straight games, 9-2, 9-2, 9-3. Blumberg, seeded 11th, beat Yale’s Lauren McCrery and Trinity’s Lauren Polonich to reach her quarterfinal bout with Ranieri. In one of the tournament’s tightest matches, Blumberg held a 2-1 lead but dropped the fourth game, 9-5. In the final game...
...With Princeton’s No. 1 out with a stomach virus, all the Tigers had to play up a spot on the ladder. Against regular No. 2 Casey Riley, freshman No. 1 Lily Lorentzen had a quick 9-2, 9-5, 9-2 victory. Sophomore No. 3 Jen Blumberg had the toughest win for the Crimson, coming back from a 2-1 game deficit to beat Gen Lessard in five games, 9-5, 7-9, 7-9, 9-2, 9-2.Fast, playing in the final match of her Harvard career, held off Princeton’s Carly Grabowski...
...hunger and poverty. As long as bird flu primarily remains a threat to birds, it just doesn't compare with these everyday scourges. Even South Africa, the nation best equipped to respond to bird flu, faces "a lot of other health issues" competing for resources, says Dr. Lucille Blumberg, head of the epidemiology and outbreak unit at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases. Referring to AIDS, she notes: "We already have an epidemic here that's killing hundreds of people a day." A spokesperson for the World Health Organization's Roll Back Malaria program points out that while the need...