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Given the large size of these new studies, however, some experts doubt that future research will controvert them. "If the focus is preventing prostate cancer, then there is nothing you can go to the health-food store and get in a bottle," says Dr. Patrick Walsh, a leading prostate-cancer specialist at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. "Men are fooling themselves if they think that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vitamins Do Not Prevent Prostate Cancer, Study Finds | 12/10/2008 | See Source »

...dexamphetamine, a form of amphetamine contained in the antihyperactivity drug Adderall, and modafinil, the wakefulness drug used to treat narcolepsy and shift-work sleep disorder. Most studies have been small and focused on safety rather than efficacy. Some have found no effect - but because of their size, it's difficult to determine whether that's meaningful...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Amphetamines Help Cure Cocaine Addiction? | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

...into additional student group resources for support—a step that Eva Z. Lam ’10, president of the Harvard College Democrats, said could prove far more important than the endorsements themselves. “The impact of endorsements really depends on the student group, size of the group, dedication of the board to turn out voters,” Lam said. “Endorsements are only the first step of a campaign.” Student groups offer campaigns access to e-mail lists, name recognition, and a ready-made means of getting...

Author: By Elias J. Groll, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: As Endorsements Pour In, Flores Leads | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

...Beggy said that Morse is struggling with turnover of middle-school staff, but the school’s small size is not the reason teachers are leaving...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Council Debates Middle School Reform | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

...against UNH in 2003. But Friday’s game was far from a shootout. The teams were well-matched, and neither team was able to score in the first period. Yet it was Harvard who stepped up its game, simply by adapting to and surviving the Olympic-size rink that the Wildcats call home. “We adjusted well to the big ice surface, which is always a tough thing to do when you are not used to that, and our kids kept going,” Crimson coach Katey Stone said. “We out-shot...

Author: By Alexandra E. Zimbler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Familiar Foe, Difficult Ice Lead to Tie | 12/7/2008 | See Source »

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