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...surge in the number of applicants in recent years—which some attributed to the poor economic climate—has made it more difficult for interested individuals to obtain a post as resident tutor...
...possibility of the increased risk cannot be measured exactly through the recent study, and follow-up would be necessary to obtain further information, according to Berkey, a lecturer at Harvard Medical School and a research associate at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital...
While Kenny's research can be read to suggest that simple long-term exposure to enticing foods leads to obesity and reduces the ability to obtain pleasure, there's actually at least one other major factor at play. Consider the living conditions of the rats in the study: solitary cages. Like humans, rats are highly social animals that suffer when deprived of contact with others. But in the experiment, the rats were not only isolated from other rats, but were also given no toys or exercise wheels; their diet options were either monotonous rat chow or cheesecake and bacon...
Finding a more accurate way to obtain these measurements was the subject of Kirby’s PhD thesis...
...businesses and individuals who do not get coverage from their employers. Government subsidies would be available to those earning up to 400% of poverty. Employers with 50 or more workers who do not offer coverage would be fined, and for the first time, most people would be required to obtain health coverage - either at work, or by purchasing it on their own - or pay a penalty...