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...cells. That tilts the balance in favor of bone-building. In two studies published in August, the experimental compound denosumab was shown to reduce the risk of fractures in postmenopausal women as well as men being treated for prostate cancer, the two largest patient populations at risk for bone loss. What's not clear, however, is how the new drug, if approved, would compare with existing osteoporosis drugs like Fosamax, Boniva and Reclast...
It’s funny that the Big Green should ask about bagels, as the Dartmouth women’s squash team ate one of its own in a 9-0 loss to Harvard the same day. Meanwhile, the Crimson men won 6-3, to give the Big Green its first loss of the season, moving its record from 3-0 to 3-1. Maybe their fans should have given bagels a little more respect...
...Crimson defeated the Big Red in all 27 contests in its home opener, the second time this season Harvard has won all of the games played on a match day. The Crimson remains the only team in the top 10 that hasn’t suffered an individual match loss among teams active thus far in the campaign...
...always say when you lose, be happy because you learned, you reflect on your loss and that makes you better,” he said. “But when you win, be cautious, because you’ve got to find out how you won or how you need to do it again. We’ve got to work as hard as we’ve been working since the season started, and we cannot now let the break take us back a step...
...unwelcome burden - taboo in many cultures - has become an accepted idea. Take the title of a recent panel discussion put on by Taiwan's Human Social Sciences Foundation: 'Having Children! Does It Hurt That Much?' "The hurt," explains the foundation's president, professor Liu Pei-yi, "refers to financial loss." In a research poll administered by Kun Shan University in 2007, students interviewed 100 residents of Taiwan between the ages of 20 and 40 about their family plans. One-third didn't plan to have any children for fear of losing two precious things: money and freedom...