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...other words, many of the factors that contribute to heart disease are within most people's power to control - by keeping blood pressure and cholesterol low, staying slim and not smoking. "This is good news for patients, because if people believe their risk is driven by genetic factors, I think they are less likely to be motivated to adopt a healthy lifestyle," says Mosca. "We know what causes heart disease, for the most part." And we can't blame our genes...
...organization once dwelled in the “windowless basement of OCS,” according to an e-mail from former Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby. When Kirby removed the OIP from under the jurisdiction of OCS and placed it directly under the control of the Dean of Undergraduate Education, the OIP temporarily occupied Wadsworth Hall before moving to University Hall...
...think overall, it was a good competition for our group,” Saretsky said. “The competition itself is going to be a bit different so I always try to tell the kids on our team what they can control, and they can’t control how fast the people next to them...
...These days, Republicans have even less political incentive to cooperate with the President. Shattered after the 2008 election, the party nevertheless has found a shortcut back to power - and, especially in the wake of Senator Evan Bayh's planned retirement, has a chance to win control of Congress in 2010 - by positioning itself as Obama's automatic resistance. When its policy stances match those of the President (the surge in Afghanistan, a deficit-reduction commission), it has registered its support through clenched teeth and muted statements - or even abandoned its previous postures - lest it build up Obama...
...Democrats still control the Senate by a historic margin, even if they're down a vote. But in an election year, their severely endangered leader risks going from a herder of cats to a cat in the herd - pushed and buffeted by too many competing forces. And nothing can pass the Senate - not a scaled-down $15 billion jobs bill or an $800-plus billion health care overhaul - by herd mentality...