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...restrictions went into effect, the abortion rate and the overall number of abortions in the U.S. were on the decline. In 2000, the latest year for which Guttmacher has compiled statistics, the abortion rate was 21.3 abortions per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44, which was the lowest since 1974 and down from a peak of 29.3 abortions per 1,000 women in 1980 and 1981. In 2000 a total of 1.31 million pregnancies ended in abortion, down from a high of 1.61 million in 1990. In Missouri the reductions in both figures in recent years have been even...
...Percentage drop in the occurrence of ovarian cancer in women who regularly take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as Advil or Aleve, according to a new study in Epidemiology. Aspirin users had the lowest risk--37% lower than that of nonusers...
...following is meant to reflect the Harvard community’s firm commitment to fighting grade inflation.)Dignity and respect for workers: 4 out of 10. The administration made some progress in its moral comprehension as it was schooled this fall by an alliance of janitors and students. Our lowest-paid workers won a new contract in November, featuring a five-dollar raise over the next few years from this exceedingly loaded institution we call our own. But it wasn’t quite enough. Many janitors still won’t get to see their families much, because administrators...
...Increasingly, it looks that way. The last half-decade has been punishing for job seekers, and industries like media, airlines and autos won?t exactly brim with openings for many years to come. But things are looking up in other areas. Jobless claims this week hit their lowest level in six years. The unemployment rate has nudged below 5%-a robust reading-and the pace of corporate job cuts has been shrinking for six months...
...sets of open and closed gates SLALOM 720 ft. (220 m) It's the shortest course, with the quickest turns. Racers use short skis and body armor to protect against the impact of gates. Each skier makes two consecutive runs down the same slope on different courses. The lowest combined score wins. Only an inspection is permitted ? 55 to 75 gates, including flushes (three or four closed gates in a row) and hairpins (two closed gates...