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Orphans have traditionally been cared for the African way: relatives absorb the children of the dead into their extended families. Some still try, but communities like Tsepho's are becoming saturated with orphans, and families can't afford to take on another kid, leaving thousands alone...
...many of us, however, there's still time. Of all the side effects of aging, osteoporosis is one of the more preventable, through diet, exercise and changes in lifestyle. The two key nutrients for bone health are calcium, which makes bones stronger, and vitamin D, which helps the body absorb the calcium. Men between the ages of 25 and 65 should consume a minimum of 1 gram of calcium a day; after age 65, that dose should be increased to 1.5 grams...
Prozac is another drug that targets a particular neurotransmitter, plugging up brain chemicals that absorb the mood elevator called serotonin. Competing ssris (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), as they're called, include Lilly's duloxetine and Solvay Pharmaceuticals' fluvoxamine. Both drugs affect the same biochemical pathways, only with greater precision and fewer side effects. But better ssris aren't the only new approach. Sanofi-Synthelabo is looking into the potential of a so-called mao (monoamine oxidase) inhibitor called befloxatone. Monoamine oxidase is another serotonin-disrupting enzyme, so anything that inhibits it should make more of the mood-elevating chemical available...
...Internet is open 24 hours a day. It doesn't "close" on weekends or holidays. This allows students to watch lectures at their leisure. Students will choose to watch lectures when they are best able to absorb the material, rather than during the limited hours that the libraries and viewing rooms are open. This convenience holds special importance when test time rolls around, and students may want to watch the welfare economics lecture at 3:30 a.m. Constant availability of the lecture material contributes to an ease of learning for the student...
...rest of the world had reached a consensus on its causes and consequences, but now the Europeans accused America of "voodoo" science, as Steve Curwood put it on National Public Radio's Living on Earth. A significant number of studies cast doubt onto the effectiveness of forests in absorbing carbon, and Jeffrey Jenkins, a highly respected researcher sponsored by the British Government, even proposed a theory showing the opposite effect: planting trees in northern latitudes on previously bare land will darken the Earth's surface. Darker areas absorb more sunlight which will increase the Earth's temperatures. This might completely...