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Professional soccer players have a sixfold greater risk of developing Lou Gehrig's disease, according to an Italian study. Why? Among the theories: too much heading, too many legal--or illegal--drugs, and toxins sprayed on the fields...
...Shenzhen, is down 46% from its 2001 peak. Last year, the bourses lost 15% of their combined value, one of the worst stock-market performances in the world; they are currently trading near six-year lows. Meanwhile, the weekly trading volume on the Shanghai exchange has plummeted nearly sixfold, from a high of 178 billion yuan during the week ending Feb. 18, 2000, to 31 billion yuan last week...
...research, identifying a number of genes in roundworms that help stave off disease and extend life. One such gene directs the action of a receptor for insulin and an insulin-like hormone called IGF1, and by manipulating it along with other genes, she can increase the worms' life-span sixfold. "It's not so much that they're just living longer," she says. "What's remarkable about these worms is how healthy they...
...Even though silicone versions haven?t been widely available in the U.S. since 1992, saline implants have been used extensively and the market is booming: about 240,000 women had implants last year to enlarge their breasts, a sixfold increase over 1992. That?s in spite of the fact that women must be told before getting them that saline implants can rupture and deflate suddenly, requiring immediate surgery. When the FDA conducted its first safety review of saline implants in 2000, it ruled they could continue to be marketed "despite relatively high complications and failure rates...
...will be $36,000. Over the past generation, tuition increases have far outpaced inflation. Twenty years ago, Harvard’s tuition, adjusted for inflation, was half of the current cost. The recent tuition hikes have come despite the University’s $19 billion endowment, which has multiplied sixfold in the last two decades...