Word: straightforwardly
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Even cholesterol testing is less straightforward in women than in men. Whereas high levels of LDL, the so-called bad cholesterol, are pretty good at identifying men at high risk of heart disease, women seem more vulnerable to high levels of a different fatty substance, called triglycerides. In addition, women with low levels of HDL, the so-called good cholesterol, are more likely than men to develop heart disease later on. National guidelines suggest a minimum HDL level of 40 mg/dL for men and women. "But [low] HDL is a more powerful predictor of risk in women," says Dr. Lori...
...It’s a straightforward enough idea. Trickle-down spirituality, really: supply-side evangelism that promises to instill God’s grace into the many through the vehicle of the mighty and powerful...
Kevin McCluskey, Harvard’s senior director of community relations for Boston, said he believed the board has been straightforward with residents about the possibility of making a deal with the University...
...It’s very difficult to make a simple, straightforward mechanism for raising awareness without creating...craziness,” Vautin says...
...relied on Mister Rogers to explain death and hurt and sadness, not to eradicate them. But if Ridge faces something of an inspiration gap, he might take a few lessons from Mister Rogers. For instance, that an explanation of a bad thing is only reassuring if it is straightforward and direct. Mister Rogers spoke softly, but he never soft-pedaled. And he knew how to be both compassionate and authoritative. He was "Mister" Rogers, after all, never "Fred." He wore a tie even when he dressed down. He also respected children's intelligence, and while he used the Land...