Word: thinness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...peak in the 30s for both men and women, then begins to drop by about 1% a year. In women the rate surges for a few years after menopause. About 24 million Americans, the vast majority of them women, develop osteoporosis, a condition in which the bones become dangerously thin and fragile. Brittle bones are the major cause of the fractures, particularly of the hip, that cripple many of the elderly. Alcohol and tobacco use accelerates bone thinning. Another reason to stop smoking: women who use tobacco reach menopause about two years earlier than women...
Adam R. Barr '88, a member of On Thin Ice, said that it was important for Harvard groups to get involved in charity functions. "I think it's imperative," he said...
...Thin Ice, a Harvard improvisational comedy troupe, and Boston comedian Don Gavin will appear tonight in a charity benefit show for Phillips Brooks House (PBH) and the Freshmen Urban Program...
...think it's a great thing for Harvard to reach beyond its borders and help the community in the way CityStep goes into the school system," said Daniel L. Hurwitz '88, another member of On Thin...
...Calgary may be his last hurrah. He will be missed, both for his sleepy off-course demeanor (hence his nickname "the Sack") and his sportsmanship; at the 1980 Olympics he offered to share the gold medal in the 15-km with a Finnish skier who finished a whisker-thin two- thousandths of a second behind him. Wassberg took much of 1986 off, then stormed back last year, and could win the 30-km race...