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If you're serious about protecting yourself and your loved ones against colorectal cancer, it will help to know something about the disease. Nearly all colon cancers start as polyps, tiny grapelike projections that sprout on the inside of the large intestine. Most of the time these growths are benign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Katie's Crusade | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

Researchers have identified the genes responsible for at least two types of hereditary colon cancer--dubbed FAP and HNPCC --that trigger malignant growths in folks in their 30s and 40s. But it can be tough to tell who has the genes, since they are often camouflaged by normal ones. Last...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Katie's Crusade | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

At least that's the idea. Since COX-2 is produced by normal cells as well, doctors may run into trouble if they try to shut down its production entirely. Also, taking aspirin on a regular basis can lead to other problems, like internal bleeding. Still, researchers are sufficiently intrigued...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Katie's Crusade | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

This is not the place for a discourse on free will. It's a murky issue, and our everyday notions of blame, even if incoherent, do a passable job of punishing the people who, as a practical matter, must be punished for society to stay livable. But I do dissent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Age of Innocence? | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

He said he was troubled by the increase in deterministic theories, such as the recent studies suggesting the existence of genes for thrill-seeking and homosexuality, among other behaviors.

Author: By Nell E. S. haddock, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Lecturer Challenges Book About Origins of Rape | 3/10/2000 | See Source »

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