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...black adults who developed heart disease early had at least one of four risk factors - high blood pressure, being overweight, chronic kidney disease or low levels of "good" cholesterol (high-density cholesterol, or HDL). Blood pressure and heart risk rose in step: for each 10 mm increase in diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number of the ratio), the risk of having heart failure in their 40s doubled. For each 5.7 increase in body mass index (BMI), a ratio of weight and height, the risk of developing heart failure increased by 40%. And each 13.3 mg/dL drop in HDL levels also...
...treated aggressively enough to protect this population from early illness. "Our ability to intervene early and appropriately is limited," says Yancy. "That is something that we need to change because I think it's a crisis." Studies like this one that document the problem could be an important first step in sounding the alarm...
...brand means a very small amount of information which stands in for a huge amount of information that is reliable. So all you lucky ducks at Harvard: well played. 8. FM: You were a TF in a chemistry class. How is teaching chemistry like teaching dating?AB: The first step is to reassure the students that “you can do this.” It’s not a big deal and it’s not difficult at all. I mean, let’s face it: if you’re sitting there right...
...teammates break personal records and becoming better swimmers.”The Sacramento, Calif. native knows that even though swimming can be about personal achievement, at the end of day victories rely on the cumulative success of each member of the team. If one falls, the others need to step up, so it’s no coincidence that Mills enjoys competing in relays.“Kate is the ultimate team player,” Crimson coach Stephanie Morawski said. “She loves to compete in relays because it’s not only her that?...
Other house administrators of repute are Peeples (mildly terrifying but ultimately harmless), Superintendent David Simms, and Enoch, a Ghanaian table-tennis champion-turned-security guard. Ronald S. Sullivan and Stephanie Robinson were recently selected to assume the duties of House Masters in June, with Rosen and Sassanfar set to step down after a six-year stint at the helm. Sullivan (who met Barack Obama on the basketball court in their HLS days), and Robinson will be the first black couple to serve as House Masters at Harvard, fulfilling Winthrop’s longstanding commitment to diversity (it was the first...