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...first large-scale study to document the extent of the race gap in heart disease, researchers report that one in 100 black adults develop heart failure in their 30s and 40s - a rate 20 times higher than that of similarly aged white men and women. In fact, the heart failure rate among young black adults was more like that of white men and women in their 50s and 60s. "What these data point out is that it's important to recognize that disease patterns differ in different populations," says Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, one of the study's authors...
...Enemy, who discussed how loving hip-hop is about knowing the facts behind the music. The thirst to learn these facts and to share knowledge, according to Morgan, is part of hip-hop’s motivation, which facilitates the exchange of ideas on both a local and global scale. “Hip-hop is an ideal place to start thinking, making sure we are socially responsible,” said Morgan. “It’s just about the everyday, and the beauty of the everyday, the frustration and hope of the everyday...
...books also contain a significant number of complex - so-called bespoke - transactions that are difficult to understand and manage," the company announced in a document sent to the Treasury by Liddy. "This is one reason replacing key traders and risk managers would not be practical on a large scale. Personal knowledge of the trades and the unique systems at AIGFP will be critical to an effective unwind of AIGFP's businesses and portfolios." In other words, the guy who just stabbed the nation in the gut is the only surgeon who can stop the bleeding. (See the top 10 scandals...
...amazed at the paucity of coverage on the bushfires in Victoria. This was Australia's greatest peacetime disaster - an experience of absolute horror on a massive scale - and you gave it one page, of which only half was text. Coverage of Australia in the U.S. media is negligible and TIME is no exception. As a subscriber for over half a century, I find this very disappointing. Michael Wilson, Pymble, Australia
...Jane McHale, Allston residents and members of the Allston Brighton North Neighbors Forum, emphasized the need to connect the Allston and Brighton neighborhoods—currently separated by empty industrial facilities and the Brighton Mills Shopping Center—perhaps by building small-scale housing and parks. And Anne C. Lusk, a postdoctoral research fellow at the School of Public Health and a Brookline resident, said that Harvard and the city should take advantage of the economic downturn to focus on other aspects of Harvard’s development plans—such as reducing automobile usage and facilitating bicycle...