Word: colonics
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When Gov. Rafael Hernandez-Colon of Puerto Rico made an official visit to Cambridge in March 1987, the University gave him and Harvard's Puerto Rican community a warm reception. The Harvard Foundation presented to Hernandez-Colon an award "for outstanding contributions to governmental leadership and international cooperation...
Amidst wining and dining at Leverett House, Hernandez-Colon spoke of the University's enthusiasm to increase awareness of Puerto Rican affairs and culture. For years, La Organizacion (La O), Harvard's Puerto Rican student organization, has asked Dean of the Faculty A. Michael Spence to consider offering a course on Puerto Rican history...
...genes, including many associated with hereditary diseases, by studying patterns of inheritance in families and chopping up their DNA strands for analysis. With this technique, they have tracked down the gene for cystic fibrosis in the midsection of chromosome 7, the gene for a rare form of colon cancer midway along the long arm of chromosome 5, and the one for familial Alzheimer's disease on the long arm of chromosome...
...report's surprises; many people have long believed the more protein the better. In fact, some popular weight-loss schemes have been based on high-protein intake. But the panel notes that diets rich in animal protein have no known benefits and may increase the risk of colon or breast cancer. Whether protein is the villain is not clear, however, since meats are typically loaded with...
...interview, Tower read a portion of a letter from Lichliter that said tests that were conducted prior to his surgery to remove a colon polyp foundnormal liver functions, and that there was noevidence of alcohol withdrawal following theoperation...