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Surprisingly - and encouragingly - rising heart-disease risk does not necessarily translate to rising heart-disease deaths. Last year, the American Heart Association announced that since 1999, deaths from coronary heart disease fell a remarkable 25.8%. There are a lot of reasons for that happy development, but the leading ones are better drugs and technology, closer adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines and the simple precaution of getting people in cardiac distress to the hospital fast...
...cholesterol or tobacco use. Both continue to drop, and with recent federal action to boost cigarette taxes and allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco for the first time, the decline in smoking may actually accelerate. (Indeed, last year, the share of Americans who use tobacco fell below 20% for the first time in modern memory...
...topping 3% of GDP would bring economic pain, as government borrowing crowded out private investment and investors demanded higher interest rates on Treasuries to compensate for our country's shakier finances. But during the Reagan presidency, deficits stayed above 4% of GDP for five straight years - and interest rates fell, and the economy boomed. (Hence Cheney's full statement to O'Neill: "Reagan proved deficits don't matter...
...said. “[The matches against ranked opponents] were tough matches obviously. I’m glad I came away with the win and that’s all that matters.” In Flight B, junior captain Samantha Rosekrans won her first match but fell in the quarterfinals and in the consolation draw. Rosekrans will lead a young team this season that has no seniors and just two juniors on its roster.In the Flight C draw, freshman Kristin Norton cruised without dropping a set. She won her semifinal match 6-3, 6-2 and defeated Yassmine Alkema...
...regulatory policies, on issues ranging from financial services to environmental policy. “I feel honored, grateful, and humbled to be able to serve the country,” Sunstein wrote in an e-mailed statement to The Crimson on Saturday. The 57-40 Senate vote fell predictably along partisan lines, with all but five Democrats who were present for the vote and only four Republicans voting in favor of his nomination. Conservatives aired concerns about Sunstein’s public statements as an academic, particularly his comments in favor of granting some legal rights to animals...