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...just a "sugar disease," a failure of the body to manage the levels of glucose in the blood. But as a growing number of studies have shown, folks with diabetes have to do a lot more to stay healthy than control their blood sugar. They need to take extra care to make sure that their blood pressure and cholesterol levels stay well within the normal range. To that end, the American College of Physicians (ACP) issued new guidelines last week that will help ensure that doctors treating diabetics take all aspects of the condition into account...
...pretty quickly is that, especially if you're an entrepreneur, your personal life affects your business life," says Joanne Dennison, 43, who co-founded the group. "Our favorite saying is 'Leap, and the net will appear.' We are the net for one another." Last year the group added an extra layer of intimacy to its web of support. Each member took a decorative angel inscribed with her name to the December meeting. Then the women passed the angels around in a circle while one member read a poem. When the poem ended, each woman found herself holding the name...
Even though the emotional benefit of spending time with a friend is indisputable, some women can't shake the guilty feeling that whatever extra hours they have should be devoted to their families. But UCLA's Taylor insists that such interludes are essential. "Women especially need to understand that making time for friendship isn't a self-indulgent activity," she says. "It's an important aspect of the resources that they bring to the stressful times in their lives. Holding out for that friendship time is a very important thing...
...college. Rather than being able to consider multiple non-binding early acceptances between December and the May deadline, these students will only be able to seriously consider Harvard’s offer until regular admissions come through in April. Summers says that the old system “put extra pressure on students.” But it is difficult to see how compressing the four full months of careful consideration into a single manic month will ease that pressure in the least...
...special group of students: those who are clear about their choice and have well-defined interests in this University. But if more restrictive programs—like the one Harvard is returning to—are beneficial, they only help the rich. Affluent students do not need the extra months to compare non-binding offers. When financial aid packages are not at issue, prospective students can spend a leisurely fall making decisions about which college to attend—since comparing price tags is not necessary for these students, neither are the months in which...