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...blind push to lower all risk factors such as blood pressure or cholesterol isn't necessarily healthy, says Dr. Christopher Saudek, director of the diabetes center at Johns Hopkins University. That may even mean resisting the commonsense urge to reduce these measures to recommended or normal range in diabetics patients. "To me, it's a matter of having reasonable and patient-oriented individual targets," he says, "rather than trying to push and push and push just to get lower and lower glucose or blood pressure or lipid levels...
...They’re very patient,” sophomore Melanie Baskind said. “They know how to look for really good scoring opportunities and take advantage of them...
...What made the difference was] we played solid defense,” Flood said. “The team has been working on that a lot lately—communicating more and putting in a solid effort. We were also a little more patient on the attack side...
...Some of us are new to team race sailing, and the team has been very patient in helping everyone get used to the format,” Kopp said...
Most Greeks agree that the tax system and the bloated public sector, dubbed "the country's sickest patient," are at the root of the problems. In a country of 11 million people, nearly 850,000 workers are employed by the state--the country's biggest companies are state-run or -managed. They get generous perks, like 14 paychecks a year instead of 12. Many enjoy a workday that runs from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. "The state has an irrational control of the economy," says Yannis Stournaras, director of research for the Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research...