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...chemicals differently. Researchers in Singapore have shown that Caucasian patients may require higher doses per pound of body weight than non-Caucasians. Since most dosing regimens are calibrated to the Western body, some doctors in Singapore report having to adjust quantities in up to 30% of their patients to avoid adverse side effects. "Local scientists must do their own research and find their own regimens," says Dr. Richard Love, scientific director for the Wisconsin-based International Breast Cancer Research Foundation...
...involved in the Siegelman investigation were from Pryor's office and had worked for Sessions as well when he held the post. In such circumstances, say experts on legal ethics, it is nearly always incumbent on investigators to inform a third party and recuse themselves from further questioning to avoid a conflict of interest. In this instance, it appears the investigators chose not to recuse themselves but to simply ignore the allegations. (Steve Feaga, an assistant U.S. Attorney in Canary's office, says, "I'm confident that we investigated every viable federal crime and prosecuted them...
...health reasons or to avoid food waste consumers want smaller portion sizes (even at the same price), they have little means of communicating this to food suppliers. The easier way is simply to order the “normal” size and throw away the extra. Should restaurateurs be nervous about the potential negative monetary effects of introducing smaller sizes, perhaps public opinion polls could reveal eaters’ preferences. Since, according to a November 2006 Gallup Poll, 58% of Americans were trying to “lose weight,” there might be higher public support than...
...point of egotism. At the heart of the stunt was not a desire to intentionally polarize the student body, but to spark reasoned debate. And so long as campus activists remember that their purpose is to promote a cause, not themselves, we should be able to avoid the worst instances of thunder-stealing...
...this information to potential partners, it is impossible not to know what they mean. Those who post on Craigslist personals—even in categories that imply desire for a long-term relationship with a man, woman, transsexual, or some permutation of the above—desperately seek to avoid being recognized. Why is this...