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...increase the risk of low birth weight in future pregnancies by a factor of three, and of premature birth by a factor of two, according to the largest U.S. study of its kind. The study is hardly perfect; the data is more than 40 years old and doesn't distinguish between medical abortions and "spontaneous abortions," better known as miscarriages. Yet the report, published today in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JECH), shows one of the strongest links yet between miscarriage or abortion on premature birth and low birth weight - major risk factors for infant death or sickness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Study Links Abortion and Preemies | 12/18/2007 | See Source »

...Born with Leber Congenital Amaurosis, a genetic disease that prevented her eyes from fully developing, Stevens has some vision, though not enough to distinguish the cars as they circle the track...

Author: By Lauren D. Kiel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Blind Students Navigate Harvard Bureaucracy | 12/14/2007 | See Source »

...distinguish yourselves from Visa...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Credit Cards and Spendthrifts | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

...that simple, of course. The more beef I ate, the more paradoxes and marketing myths I found. A new emphasis on breeds and denominations of origin helps distinguish premium beef, but is hardly infallible. Limousin and Charolais are the glory of France, while modern Tuscans still sacrifice snowy Chianina cattle, prized by the Romans and Etruscans, for their Florentine steaks. Brits stake their rosbif reputation on Aberdeen Angus. However, labels of origin are often misleading and sometimes meaningless, especially when cattle are trucked long distances and merely finished for a few weeks at whatever highway exit will give them more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where's the Best Beef? | 12/5/2007 | See Source »

...other property knowingly contracts for, charges, takes or receives, directly or indirectly, interest and expenses” that total more then 20 percent. According to the lawsuit, Harvard is liable because it did not properly notify the state attorney general. The lawsuit claims that the statute does not distinguish between different entities, and that it applies to anyone who benefits from a loan that exceeded the 20 percent threshold. The other institutions listed in the lawsuit as “third-party defendants” include Yale University, Princeton University, Oberlin College in Ohio, the MacArthur Foundation, and Carnegie Corporation...

Author: By Kevin Zhou, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Sued In Usury Claim | 11/27/2007 | See Source »

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