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With his impeccably pressed white shirts and wingtips, Spitzer would seem to be part of the Establishment, not its nemesis. But he has taken up crusades that are far removed from the usual concerns of a state attorney general, battling coal-burning power companies over acid rain, gun manufacturers over product liability, grocers for exploiting immigrant workers. Spitzer and the team of lawyers he recruited from the ranks of prestigious law firms and federal prosecutors' offices often work unorthodox legal strategies, dusting off little-used laws to help their cause. In the fight with Merrill, for example, New York relied...
...Agassiz community faces 15 years of massive development by our institutional neighbor,” Agassiz resident William Bloomstein wrote in the ACID Statement of Purpose. “We have no choice but to be active partners in the development process otherwise we will lose control of our neighborhood’s future...
...scientists, which include researchers from Harvard and University of Pennsylvania, have identified a form of ribonucleic acid called “short interfering RNA” (siRNA) that inhibits viruses from replicating and entering healthy cells—a finding they said could lead to advances in fighting HIV and possibly other viral infections...
...should not overlook folic acid (found in meat and leafy green vegetables such as spinach) or vitamins B6 and B12. They reduce high levels of the amino acid homocysteine, which is believed to contribute to Alzheimer's. "It makes sense to have a diet that's rich in folic acid, fresh fruits, legumes and vegetables," says UCLA's Small. "And it can't hurt to take a multivitamin, which has 0.4 milligrams of folic acid and some...
While you're at it, add some fish to your menu too. The omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenic acid, or DHA, which comes from fish oil, has been shown to improve memory in Alzheimer's patients and is, like other antioxidants, believed to protect against the ravages of oxidation...