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...American, but I respect the choice of those who re-elected President Bush [Nov. 15]. I wish to remind them, however, that the decision they have made will also affect the citizens of the rest of the world who hope to see a less violent world in the next four years...
...having underweight babies. Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle found that among the women they studied, those who had babies weighing less than 51/2 lbs. were twice as likely to have had dental X rays. Researchers were quick to say they didn't know how radiation might affect pregnancy or whether the babies' low birth weight was due to X-ray exposure alone. Whatever the risk, say the study's authors, it's small. They recommend that pregnant women not forgo necessary dental care...
...nearly 2.2 million jobs. But not everyone accepts his projection of $13 billion a year in revenues from the corridors. Kara Kockelman at the University of Texas' Center for Transportation Research warns that NAFTA-generated trade could decline and unforeseen crises, like the terrorist attacks in 2001, could affect travel. The state has had to buy back its first private toll road--promoted by a former Democratic candidate for Governor, Tony Sanchez--for $20 million...
...much of his work on photographs and TV images, he created layered portraits of strippers, professional wrestlers and other, less easily categorized specimens, and later painted simulated electronic images of Elvis Presley and Abraham Lincoln. Jeff Koons, one of his students, likened Paschke's paintings to drugs, saying, "They affect you neurologically...
Taking work home from the office may crimp your lifestyle in more ways than one. Researchers at the State University of New York at Stony Brook say the heat from a laptop computer--when used on the lap--can disrupt sperm production and affect fertility. Scientists found that scrotal temperatures in 29 men rose more than 4°F after an hour of laptop-computer use. Increases of more than 1.8°F have been associated with reduced fertility in previous research. Talk about an occupational hazard...