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...suggests. Nearly all gumbos have tomatoes, chicken, rice, sausage, and red pepper flakes, and are thickened by okra. Okra is a small, green squash-like vegetable whose sappy secretion transforms gumbo from a thick stew to something halfway towards gelatinous. The sausages, Cajun Andouille sausages, derived from the far milder French Lyonnaise pigs’ intestine sausages of the same name, combine pork offal and piles of spices into a dark red, incredibly rich and flavorful ingredient that gives gumbo the bulk of its flavor. Tupelo’s Andouilles, and, by extension, their gumbo—like everything else...
...than a true increase in autism incidence have contributed to the ballooning numbers. These include greater awareness on the part of parents, pediatricians and educators; much broader definitions of autism than in decades past, when only the most severe form of the disorder was recognized (today, ASD includes the milder forms known as Asperger's syndrome and pervasive developmental disorder, not otherwise specified); earlier diagnosis of ASD, which can now be recognized by age 2 in many cases; and the growing availability of special services and interventions for children identified with ASD. (See pictures of inside a school for autistic...
...another pandemic influenza killed more than 50 million people. Like the current one, the 1918 virus was a type of flu called H1N1. And like this one, it targeted the young: most of those who died were under age 40. Historical accounts suggest that it also began as a milder springtime flu before returning in the fall as a killing machine more efficient than World War I. In six months, that pandemic killed more people than AIDS has killed in 28 years. (See how the swine flu virus works...
...Richards was given a three-year ban from the sport, while former Harlequins trainer Steph Brennan was suspended for a year. Williams saw his 12-month sidelining lowered to a four-month punishment on appeal. The club, meanwhile, will shell out $425,000 in fines, though that's a milder financial hit than expelling the team from this year's European tournament would have inflicted. (Read: "Cheating: It's All-American - And It's Great...
...patients who have the chronic condition to avoid heavy lifting, since lymphedema can flare up and cause infection easily. Many women are advised to not pick up their children, to not use heavy handbags or lift more than 10-15 lb. at a time and to limit exercise to milder forms such as walking, swimming and light aerobics. (See TIME's special report on advances for breast-cancer patients...