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When scientists at Sanofi-Aventis took on the challenge of developing a weight-loss drug, they chose an unusual approach. Instead of studying ways to curb the body's natural desire to eat, they decided to home in on the very biological circuits that activate hunger. Even more unorthodox was the craving phenomenon they decided to analyze: the marijuana munchies. If marijuana can trigger the appetite, then perhaps that system could be coaxed into switching...
...former faculty dean for medical education at HMS, Goldman played a leading role in replacing the school’s traditional, lecture-focused teaching style with problem-based learning, an innovative approach that presents medical students with problems to be solved in a tutorial manner. The method is still in use today...
...Washington Post reports that the debate on Iran policy inside the Bush Administration is being won by the hawkish element that favors a more aggressive approach aimed at ousting the clerical regime. It recently allocated $75 million for activities designed to promote democracy and undermine clerical rule in Iran, and is reportedly gearing up the State Department for a more activist role in relation to Iran. The problem facing Washington this week, however, is that very few countries share a regime-change agenda for Iran, and if they suspect that this is the motive driving the nuclear confrontation, Washington...
...what will happen next at the Security Council? The Bush Administration remains committed to the pursuit of a diplomatic solution, even if its more hawkish element believes diplomacy is bound to fail but remains necessary solely to prove the need for a more confrontational approach. Many of the countries that have backed Washington's diplomatic efforts on Iran's nuclear program oppose both regime change and economic sanctions. China wants a brief statement of concern from the Security Council before sending the matter back to the IAEA and giving more time for Russia to negotiate a compromise; Russian Foreign Minister...
...This is a defining challenge of our time, in a way containing the Soviet Union was the defining challenge of the previous era. I think is necessary is that the American people give us the time. I believe that we have the right approach here, it needs to have the opportunity to reveal itself in terms of shaping the facts on the ground. I think getting the Sunnis to participate, which was the focus of a lot of concerted effort, did produce results. It hasn't changed the violence as much as perhaps people had expected. I believe we have...