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...clear benefit for one sub-group of women-those who began the study with the highest total fat consumption and who were able to make and maintain the greatest reduction in the number of fat calories in their diet. This group benefited from a 15% to 20% drop in the incidence of breast cancer...
...Women in the low-fat group did not see a significant drop in their rates of colorectal cancer, but here again, it may mean that the study simply hasn?t lasted long enough. The low-fat group did have 9% fewer polyps and other precancerous lesions in their lower gastrointestinal tract-and that is a statistically significant finding. Given how long it takes colorectal cancer to develop, it?s reasonable to be heartened by those results...
...lifejacket, fins and a body board with wrist leash. It's an irresistible challenge for river-boarding fanatics: a torrent of such force that it generates enough hydroelectricity to power both Zimbabwe and neighboring Zambia. Expert guides lead river boarders into violent Class IV and V rapids with dangerous drops and irregular currents and names like Stairway to Heaven and Oblivion; these waters are known to have flipped more inflatable rafts than any other rapids in the world. Then there's the wildlife: hippos' snouts break the surface of the water; baboon families clamber around at its edge and while...
...been cutting back on investment in research and development. Corporations, under increasing pressure from their stockholders for quick profits, have been doing the same and focusing on short-term products. And the quality of education in math and science in elementary and high schools has plummeted, leading to a drop in the number of students majoring in technical fields in college and graduate school. In the past, hungry immigrants looking for America's prestigious Ph.D.s made up for that decline in the U.S. science and engineering labor force. Now if they come to America for Ph.D.s, students often return with...
...good looks at the net on our power play,” Stone said. “I’m happy with the way they’re moving the puck, we’re getting some good looks at the net, and sooner or later, they drop.”In contrast, Brown did not get off a single shot on its own power play in the first forty minutes, stifled by a ferocious Crimson penalty kill, before getting several good looks at a game-winner in the final period and overtime. “Harvard?...