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The study found that patients with this specific form of hypertension can be treated with glucocorticoids, a cortisone compound that blocks hormone production. This treatment is a step up from conventional hypertension medication, Dluhy said, because it is "directed at the adrenal gland, rather than lowering blood pressure unspecifically."
Peter Benchley's 1974 best seller, Jaws, starred the shark that ate Long Island, became a smashing film and inspired a school of sequels. After some dry runs, the novelist has taken the plunge again. Beast (Random House; 350 pages; $21) features tentacles rather than mandibles. Otherwise it is the...
The subtitle of Details is "style matters." Editor James Truman used to be features editor at Vogue, and it shows. The opening issues are nothing if not clothes conscious. Even an informative report about Moscow gangsters begins with a description of their attire. Truman thinks his focus is broader: "Style...
Pivotal to Norman's golf development was Charlie Earp, a teaching professional who wisely sought to harness rather than change the young man's adrenal urges. He encouraged Norman to hit the ball as far as he could, arguing that once you had length you could work on control. Norman...
Sladek, for his part, believes that technology may circumvent some of these dilemmas. "We may someday be able to genetically engineer the cells we need -- add the genes for dopamine to cells, grow them in culture and use them in the brain. Whatever happens," he says, "it will be exciting...