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...self-esteem, appear to be preconditions for anorexia. Typically striking in adolescence, the disorder is more common in affluent countries and, within those, in wealthier families. For every boy who gets it, nine girls do. There have been attempts to explain anorexia in the same way most doctors account for depression - as resulting from an imbalance of certain neurotransmitters in the brain - but these have tended to lead nowhere. Since anorexia was named in 1868 by English physician William Gull, says Mondraty, "we haven't made much progress on treatment...
...cruise around Naples on his Vespa for material that would one day fill his book about the criminal underworld. His anonymity provided ample cover as he trolled for tips and frequented murder scenes. "Over time, my face became known," the 28-year-old writes in Gomorra, a riveting account of the Naples Mob. "[But] in territory under surveillance every second ? anything that isn't a hindrance is considered neutral." But with 100,000 copies sold since April, Saviano is no longer considered neutral, and no longer safe. After getting death threats from the local organized crime syndicate, he's keeping...
...professors who are eligible to be granted a tenured professorship—as a way to improve gender diversity in FAS. The issue sparked national interest in early 2005, after then-University president Lawrence H. Summers suggested that a lack of “intrinsic aptitude” might account for the dearth of women in the sciences.But according to the report, Harvard’s biggest problem may lie in recruiting faculty for the humanities. Martin found that only 34 percent of FAS tenure-track professors in the humanities are women—even though the percentage of students...
...1990s, only to crash back down again. Despite signs of a recent recovery, sales of French wines in China in 2005 totaled just over $13 million, down from the $20 million peak in 1997. Part of the problem stems from bureaucratic hurdles for importers and heavy import duties that account for 60% of the price of the bottle. "There are still immense difficulties importing wine into China," says Alun Griffiths, wine director at Berry Bros. & Rudd, the big U.K. wine merchant. So will the market ever take off? Yes, the optimists continue to believe. Chinese officials sometimes extol the healthy...
...Then came the letter from Card Service Center, a debt collection firm. It said Brown had to pay $1,874 within five days, and her "refusal to cooperate could result in a legal suit being filed for collection of the account." That meant, the letter added, presumably for clarity, "forwarding this account to our attorney...