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It’s hard not to notice the obesity epidemic in America. Whether it’s the 200-pound sixth grader waddling his way down the street or the middle-aged woman sitting next to you on the plane—her portly stature impinging on your right...
BETA-CAROTENE: Found in carrots and other colorful produce, this antioxidant and vitamin A precursor may help fight cancer--but not necessarily for everyone. A Dartmouth study showed that beta-carotene supplements were associated with a 44% reduction in the risk of precancerous colon tumors in subjects who neither drink...
“We actually thought that caffeine would have an adverse effect....We were truly surprised by the magnitude of risk reduction,” said Manson, who is also professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.
In the days after Saddam Hussein was captured, there was much talk of the way in which he might be brought to trial and of the effect his detention might have on Iraqi insurgents. All this was speculation. It will be months before interrogators have finished grilling Saddam and maybe...
The CCSR chose to abstain on six of those proposals, which called for various reports on gas emissions and reduction by a forest products company and five electric utility firms.