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...tricky virus to manage. Sankaranarayanan points out that, first, it is exceedingly common; there are some 100 different strains of HPV, of which 30 or 40 affect the vast majority of sexually active people during the course of their lifetimes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that as many as 80% of sexually active women (and 50% of all men and women) will be infected with HPV at some point. Second, the body most often clears the HPV virus on its own, without ever causing cancer or other symptoms (some strains of HPV also cause genital warts). "More...
...taxes was ludicrous. “I think it’s just another vice tax. [The government is] trying to balance the budget on the backs of smokers,” he said. Some local smokers said they agreed with MacDonald and mentioned that the tax hike would affect the smokers more than the tobacco corporations. “It’s ridiculous. It doesn’t hurt the tobacco companies at all, just the smokers. A lot of them are on a tight budget as it is,” said Michael L. Nachbar, a student...
...During his presidential campaign, then-Senator Obama made it clear that he wanted to support the new and emerging democracies of Central and Eastern Europe. While there are many factors that may affect the emergence of stable democracies and market economies in the region, one thing that will positively affect the trajectories of all the countries on the continent is a continued American military presence on the European continent and a strong transatlantic dialogue. Toward that end, the Obama administration should spearhead the effort to build a better NATO...
...time, I was told it wouldn't affect my health or fertility," says Drake, 32, of Lebanon, Ore., referring to her egg donation...
...remains to be seen how the case of Varun Gandhi will affect the BJP's chances. In any case, his supporters have not been quiet. On Saturday, after he turned himself in, they fought a pitched battle with the police and laid siege to the jail. Police responded by firing tear gas shells and charging the demonstrators with canes, injuring 25 people. His mother Maneka further stoked the anger when she claimed a Muslim officer had led the charge. In India's often overheated politics, the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty knows about playing with fire...