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...Princetonian incredulously noted “While we all aspire to some mythical ‘colorblind’ society, our society continues to treat people differently based on their race and ethnicity.” While it is possible to disagree about the degree to which racial differences affect life experience in America, only the most foolish would suggest that they do not exist. Yet what is profoundly mystifying to me, is why racism, or “differential treatment,” or whatever else one sees fit to call it, is somehow supposed to magically skip over...
...they found the study’s results surprising but not alarming. “That’s impressive...I did not know that,” said Alejandra Guzman ’07, who estimated that she eats chicken seven times a week. Asked whether study findings affect her dietary habits, the biology concentrator said, “if I think it’s important, I try to look into the study, but at the same time, anything you eat can make you sick.” “One study is one study...
...Maliki may be the fact that the guarantors of his power - the Bush administration - have lost confidence in him. Reports on Wednesday say National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley told Bush in a classified memo that the Iraqi Prime Minister was isolated, out of touch with reality and unable to affect the course of events...
...twin suffered from anorexia, the odds were significantly higher that the other did as well. Just because someone is genetically predisposed to anorexia, however, doesn't mean she or he will develop the disorder. The next step will be to figure out which genes are involved and how they affect the brain...
...Center in Israel think they do. A study of 120 newborns found that among those whose mothers took the antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), nearly one-third experienced neonatal-abstinence syndrome--drug withdrawal characterized by such symptoms as tremors, gastrointestinal distress and sleep disturbances. Depression will affect between one-tenth and one-fourth of women and is often exacerbated by pregnancy. Doctors aren't telling severely depressed mothers-to-be to stop taking antidepressants, but they should be aware that doing so poses certain risks for newborns. The researchers recommend that newborns exposed to SSRIs in utero...