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...although the academic back-and-forth over what caused an undeniably good health trend - a reduction in breast cancer - might seem superfluous, the study does reaffirm an important message for women: Hormone use at menopause does increase the risk of breast cancer, so estrogen and progestin should be used for the shortest possible time, only to relieve menopausal symptoms. "This study isn't an indictment of hormone use at menopause," says Berek. "It just means that like all medicines, hormones have their benefits and risks, so they have to be used very judiciously and for a short time...
...wrenching, back-and-forth game at Lavietes Pavilion Friday night, the Harvard men’s basketball team came out on the short end, as the University of Pennsylvania made the clutch plays down the stretch and got the bounces it needed to win 66-60. Tight throughout a second half that saw three ties and six lead changes, the Quakers (5-10, 1-0 Ivy) took the lead in the final two minutes and held on to it to give the Crimson (9-7, 1-2 Ivy) its second-straight home Ivy loss. Harvard got 14 points...
...Harvard women’s basketball program reached its 500th win with a hard fought 72-63 victory at Penn on Friday. The game, which was marked by back-and-forth play, saw three Crimson players post double figures. Despite dominance from the charity stripe and precision outside shooting, the persistent Quakers (3-14, 0-3 Ivy) would not back down and stayed with Harvard (10-7, 2-1 Ivy) until the last minutes. “I’ll take it, coming out of exams because Penn is a better team than their record,” Harvard...
...Rather than relying on pretty goals and offensive firepower, the Crimson worked from the defense up and kept a level head in a close, back-and-forth game...
...wrenching, back-and-forth game at Lavietes Pavilion Friday night, the Harvard men’s basketball team came out on the short end, as the University of Pennsylvania made the clutch plays down the stretch and got the bounces it needed...