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...before we all turn our thermostats down or consider joining the Polar Bear Club, can brown fat actually cause weight loss? Brown fat may indeed shift the balance of calorie intake and expenditure - allowing a person to burn more calories with the same amount of consumption - without the chore of going to the gym or sweating through a workout. "We have very few interventions aimed at increasing energy expenditure," says Dr. Franceso Celi, a clinician at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health. "And here we have a tissue that works...
...board of the Business School and spoke on a panel at its centennial celebration in October. HBS spokesman Brian Kenny said that the school is pleased to have Dimon deliver the Class Day address. “He’s someone I would point to as a person who’s talking about solutions in the midst of crisis,” Kenny said. “We think he’s a great choice.” —Staff writer William N. White can be reached at wwhite@fas.harvard.edu...
TIME's cover story was a poignant look at one person's struggle to get the health care he needs [March 16]. Even more tragic, this story is repeated too many times each year in this country. As illustrated in your piece, physicians often provide care without charge when patients are in need, but we need a system that does a much better job of supporting patients and physicians. Your reform points are key. A full 75% of total health-care spending is linked to chronic health problems, many of which are preventable. If we can help Americans live healthier...
...Death Penalty Governor Bill Richardson, in a last-minute action he called "the most difficult decision in my political life," signed a bill making New Mexico the 15th state to ban capital punishment since the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated it in 1976. (New Mexico has executed only one person since then.) Richardson said he was prompted to endorse the ban after visiting the state's death chamber and reviewing death-row exonerations. In 2008, 37 people were executed in the U.S.--the most in the world, after China, Iran and Saudi Arabia, according to Amnesty International...
...recent Tweet assured readers, “u guys aren’t lil people, we r all from da same planet, twitteronia.” Huh? This couldn’t be the real Shaq. But I was intrigued. On February 22, Shaq shared one of his deep personal fears: “I hate leprekons lol.” Later that day, another update: “I had a nokia e90 but it fell n da toilet, now I have a shaqberry lol, I’m a toilet twitterer.” Well. It seemed...