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...According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders, restless leg syndrome, also known as Wittmaack-Ekbom's syndrome is a neurological disorder "characterized by unpleasant sensations in the legs and an uncontrollable urge to move when at rest in an effort to relieve these feelings." The condition may affect up to 10% of the U.S. population, according to the Restless Leg Syndrome Foundation. I can't say that I had any unpleasant sensations, I'm just a nervous foot-tapper, yet hearing the term on television, seeing the advertisement for treatment and searching on the term, I could be easily...
...qualifications and the experiences of the United States attorneys community, and he signed off on the names." McNulty may feel the need to address the issue again, to clear up the question of precisely why the prosecutors were dismissed. The darkest theories are that their removal was designed to affect the prosecution of specific cases - particularly ones that might have affected the outcomes of close electoral contests. McNulty would be in a position to testify as to how much political pressure, if any, the White House was putting...
This all comes in the context of an otherwise thoughtful medical curriculum that includes social phenomena that affect patient care, like socio-economic, linguistic, and racial issues. The underlying principle is that we need to learn about issues that are important to our patients–issues that affect patient care. But with religion, the medical school misses its own principle...
...consequences and so long as we are part of the Harvard community and part of the institution, we should have some role in determining Harvard’s conduct.” We disagree. The UC should refrain from taking political action on moral issues that do not directly affect Harvard students—whether that means passing legislation or supporting a hunger strike...
...Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman Mohammed Zaher Azimi said Dadullah's death, in the southern province of Helmand, could open a schism between rival Taliban commanders in the south and prompt defections from less committed fighters. "I think Dadullah's death will affect enemy ranks. We know he was the key Taliban figure who had the ability to center the Taliban efforts under a central command," he said...