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Injury to a healthy artery lining would be swiftly repaired. But this is not the case with atherosclerosis. Again, all the usual suspects-smoking, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol levels-appear to interfere with the normal healing process. As a result, instead of arteries being repaired, a cycle of destruction...
Scientists are not yet certain why high levels of cholesterol lead to heart disease or what sets the insidious process in motion. The most widely accepted explanation is the so-called injury theory, propounded by Russell Ross at the University of Washington in Seattle. According to Ross, the disease begins...
That's the cloud's silver lining for Joe Carrabino, who has received most of the opposition's attention in Ferry's absence. "We certainly need him," the 6-ft., 8-in, power forward says. "He adds so much to the team and takes a lot of the pressure off...
Such moves have outraged many in a nation in which economic discontent has already spawned a wave of protests. Declares one disgruntled depositor: "I will keep large amounts of cash on hand and will pay all my bills in cash." Others have been lining up to open accounts at hitherto...
Like Tsongas, Shannon has used his office to take liberal stands on national issues, and the voting record he has set should be an advantages in lining up support from predominantly liberal Massachusetts Democrats.