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DIED. ADRIAN ROGERS, 74, three-term president of the 16 million--member Southern Baptist Convention, who engineered conservatives' takeover of the group, which became a model for the Christian right; of double pneumonia and colon cancer; in Memphis. After Rogers promoted the doctrine of inerrancy--or literal truth of the Bible--the convention, the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S., boycotted the Walt Disney Co. because of its nondiscrimination policies toward gays and lesbians and declared that wives should "graciously submit" to their husbands...
...Stehle poured in 12 points and seven rebounds in 18 minutes and junior center Brian Cusworth had 15 points and 10 boards in only 15 minutes.Mayaguez, which is playing four New England schools on its tour of the US, was paced by 20-point efforts from forward Pedro Colon and guard Luis Ramirez. JUNKYARD DOGHarvard was led on offense by freshman guard-forward Andrew Pusar, who collected 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting despite only playing 13 minutes off the bench. Pusar, a wing player who likes to put the ball on the floor and drive, displayed an uncanny...
...Great Gene Hunt. It was an extraordinarily productive year for the genetic engineers racing to unravel the secrets of human DNA. Scientists not only pinpointed genes linked to more than half a dozen major ailments -- including Lou Gehrig's disease, Huntington's disease, colon cancer, hyperactivity and a type of diabetes -- but also sketched out the first rough map of all human chromosomes. Other researchers explored ways to use this information to replace damaged genes. The first beneficiaries of ''gene therapy'' -- two Ohio girls who have an immune-deficiency disease -- made their public debut after three years of successful treatment...
...former U.S. Surgeon General who was the first national director of the Head Start program. Previous recipients of the award include Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., for his health advocacy on Capitol Hill, and “Today Show” host Katie Couric for her work raising colon cancer awareness.—Staff writer May Habib can be reached at habib@fas.harvard.edu...
...risk of a number of age-related diseases, including cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes and osteoarthritis. Ordinary obesity--weighing at least 20% more than you should--correlates with milder forms of these diseases as well as with increased incidence of postmenopausal breast cancer and cancer of the uterus, colon, kidney and esophagus. But what is normal, and how much should you weigh...