Word: levelling
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...With the level of intensity increasing in daily practices, the aquawomen are working harder. In the coming weeks the core strength of the team will come from senior Co-Captains Suhs, Karen Schneider and Janice Sweetser, and freshmen record-setters Duncan, Anne Koerckel (200 individual medley) and Courtney Chubb (100 butterfly...
Clinical studies suggest that cholesterol's role in this lethal process is much more complicated than previously imagined. Some scientists now believe that in certain cases of atherosclerosis, too little HDL may be as important a factor as too much LDL. On the other hand, the higher the level of HDL, the more it may aid in counteracting the effects of the bad cholesterol. This is the view of Dr. William Castelli, medical director of the Framingham Heart Study, a major research project that for the past 40 years has been following the cardiac history of residents of Framingham, Mass...
...Americans measure up to these overall guidelines? Rather badly. The mean cholesterol levels of men over the age of 35 fall well into the borderline-high-risk area. More than a third of American men between the ages of 45 and 64 are in the high-risk category. Because of differences in hormones, premenopausal women run a low risk of developing heart disease. In later years, though, this advantage is lost, and women between 55 and 64 have significantly higher total cholesterol levels than men the same age. The dangers of high readings are evident: the chance of a heart...
...accused the bankers of stealing Christmas, but their decision last week was not exactly conducive to holiday cheer. Leading U.S. banks boosted the prime lending rate from 10% to 10.5%, the highest level since May 1985 and the fourth increase so far this year. For consumers who hold adjustable-rate mortgages or home-equity loans, in which payments are tied to the prevailing trend, last week's upward lurch in the prime was about as welcome as the Grinch...
...most common of these is the contention that increasing the minimum wage will throw people out of work. Everyone remembers the graph from Ec. 10 that shows how raising wages above the market level causes firms to hire fewer workers. Sounds simple and convincing...