Word: stress
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...these hyperconfident opinions assume that stress is bad for your heart and that scaling back can only improve your health. But life isn't as simple as that. True, there is growing evidence that stress plays a role in cardiovascular disease, both in the buildup of fatty plaques inside the arteries, a process called atherosclerosis, and in the triggering of heart attacks. But stress is by no means as clearly defined a danger as, say, smoking, obesity or high cholesterol...
...Indeed, stress may not be the primary issue. "It's really how you cope in situations that's critical," says Dr. James Blumenthal of Duke University. "Do you have control over your day and your schedule?" Studies have also linked depression or the lack of a trusted circle of friends and family to a greater likelihood of cardiac complications...
...that is where students want help from Harvard--in stress management and strategizing when they approach the job market...
...both reading and math. However, standardization often forces teachers to base their curriculum on an upcoming exam. When teachers are restricted to "teaching for the test," students education becomes narrowly focused towards performance on these exams. It is therefore important that the tests, which are not yet written, should stress basic knowledge rather than a set curriculum or SAT-like "test-taking ability." America's teachers need the freedom to teach students using the methods that best fit their particular classrooms...
...supervised, structured environment where they can learn something but also have a lot of fun." That's why Caryl Fernandez signed up her 10-year-old daughter Katie for salsa lessons at the Hama Dance Center in Studio City, Calif. She feels "kids today have a lot of stress. And when they're dancing, they seem to be happy. The music moves their hearts...