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...until 20 years ago, scientists believed that the human brain was largely mature by puberty. Apparently, they had failed to notice the irrational behavior and flaky thinking of teenagers. Now, of course, we know that the human brain continues to undergo serious restructuring well into the 20s. (See pictures of a diverse group of American teens...
Kanina Chavez lives an hour away from Children's Hospital in Seattle and used to have to take a whole day off from work whenever her daughter, Rachel, had an appointment with a psychiatrist. Rachel was a teenager when she started treatment for bipolar disorder roughly six years ago. Back then, she and her mother had never heard of telepsychiatry. But now they're using real-time videoconferencing in Olympia, Wash., to make it easier for Rachel to remain in the care of experts in Seattle. During the videoconferencing sessions, her psychiatrist can monitor how Rachel is doing, and Kanina...
...respect anyone who peacefully voices discontent, but I can't help but wonder: Where was the concern from these vocal Tea Partyers a few years ago? Our economy is a shambles because of the Bush Administration, yet people congregate to retaliate against President Obama, who has actively tried to undo George W. Bush's mistakes. Faith Munford Birmingham...
...last month, they found 700 kg of raw opium and 25 kilos of heroin. Anywhere else in the world, that would have been a major drug bust, but for Marjah, it was mere crumbs. After all, when Afghan and U.S. counternarcotics agents raided the same market nearly a year ago, the haul was measured in tons, not kilos. But the Marines lacked the element of surprise; to minimize civilian casualties, U.S. and NATO commander General Stanley McChrystal had warned of the offensive weeks in advance. The drug traffickers and many of their Taliban protectors had cleared out long before Operation...
...world's most populous democracy is moving to increase the proportion of its female lawmakers. On March 9, the upper house of India's Parliament passed a bill--first proposed nearly 15 years ago--that would reserve one-third of seats in the national and state legislatures for women. Opposition was intense: some lawmakers protested the vote, and seven members of Parliament were suspended for disorderly behavior. Ultimately, the bill passed with a large majority...