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...There's another factor contributing to the epidemic of failing joints: obesity. The obese, says Iorio, have twice the rate of hip and knee arthritis as adults with a healthy body weight. Nearly 32% of obese adults have arthritis, as opposed to 16% of those of normal weight and 22% of people who are overweight but not obese...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Joint Replacements Expected to Soar | 3/6/2008 | See Source »

...automobiles, blinking light rods bursting from them like fireworks--suspended down the length of the Guggenheim's vast rotunda. Cai sees it as a "contradictory presentation--very strong physical violence presented in terms of physical beauty." And there's no denying that the piece brings its share of wow factor to the rotunda. But it's also an instance of an artist playing air guitar with history--making a strenuous gesture to create the impression that he's summoning a powerful reality, when in fact he's merely toyed with it. All the same, it certainly fits the apocalyptic tenor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Big Bang | 3/6/2008 | See Source »

...This Friday’s game [against St. Ambrose] will probably be the deciding factor,” Weintraub said. “It’s going to be a big game...

Author: By Courtney D. Skinner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hot Crimson Sweeps Wildcats | 3/6/2008 | See Source »

...probably not a small number of people who want that information, so I think it’s a good question—is it helpful to them?”THE NUMBERS ON THE NUMBERSFor Harvard students at least, the “help” factor that Herzog spoke of seemed to be interestingly divided. Like with many things in life, men and women were firmly split on this topic. In a poll with 75 Harvard students—42 women and 33 men—an overwhelming majority of the women says that the HUDS?...

Author: By Frances Jin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Counting on HUDS | 3/5/2008 | See Source »

...mutual responsibility to make this world a better place. The strength of the Obama movement among young people even has ripple effects among their parents. Two examples are of influential women, Caroline Kennedy and Senator Claire McCaskill, who have spoken about the enthusiasm of their children as the motivating factor that caused them to get behind Senator Obama’s bid for the presidency. This is in no small part thanks to Senator Obama’s inclusive rhetoric on the campaign trail that employs phrases like “Yes we can,” which lend...

Author: By Paul N. Rudatsikira | Title: Generation Change | 3/4/2008 | See Source »

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