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...really well in one of the deepest tournaments of the year, and everyone did awesome.” Leading the way was sophomore Greg Shuman, who finished with a two-round total of 151 (74-77), good for 33rd overall in the tournament. Freshman Louis Amira was only one stroke behind him with a two-day score of 152 (79-73), one shot better than sophomore Danny Mayer’s 153 (72-81). Junior John Christensen and sophomore Peter Singh also contributed for the Crimson, with scores of 155 (75-80) and 158 (85-73), respectively. Harvard placed fifth...
Hermann, 44, the mother of three daughters, admits maybe it was just a stroke of luck. "We pushed, pushed, pushed, because for me it was an emergency," explains the French executive, speaking in fluent English. "We could have said, 'Let's wait a year and come back to accessories.' What I learned in fashion is you can't wait for tomorrow...
...benefits of a 1% drop aren't small, and they go beyond blood-sugar control: That reduction translates to a 15% to 20% decrease in heart attack and stroke risk and a 25% to 40% lower risk of diabetes-related eye or kidney disease. "To envision the importance of exercise, imagine an inexpensive pill that could decrease the hemoglobin A1C value by 1 percentage point," write Dr. William Kraus of Duke University Medical Center and Dr. Benjamin Levine of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, in an accompanying editorial. "Diabetes experts would be quick to incorporate this...
When is it a good time to take estrogen? Every new study on hormone replacement therapy and menopause seems to confuse the question further. Taking estrogen and progestin has been linked to increased risks of heart disease, stroke and even breast cancer in postmenopausal women. But what about taking estrogen alone, for women who have had their uterus or ovaries removed? Studies have suggested that there's a critical, age-dependent window before menopause during which the hormone - either the body's natural estrogen or that which is introduced during therapy - is protective. Now, two new, related studies...
...true misery. Martin, responding to the torch-song image of Teresa, counterproposes her as the heroically constant spouse. "Let's say you're married and you fall in love and you believe with all your heart that marriage is a sacrament. And your wife, God forbid, gets a stroke and she's comatose. And you will never experience her love again. It's like loving and caring for a person for 50 years and once in a while you complain to your spiritual director, but you know on the deepest level that she loves you even though she's silent...