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...their controversial use in children and adolescents. Although the drugs have helped thousands of depressed kids who might otherwise have thought about killing themselves, the latest studies show that the drugs actually increase suicidal thoughts and behavior in about 4% of children. Months after the British government decided to ban use of most antidepressants in children and teens, the U.S. finally took action. In October, the FDA directed manufacturers of all 32 antidepressants now on the market to add black-box warnings--its strongest caution--to doctors, alerting them to the risk...
Meanwhile, the Salvation Army is still reeling from Target Corp.'s decision earlier this year to ban the group, ending the exemption it had given the charity from the chain's no-solicitation policy (similar to that of many retail chains). "It opens the door to any other groups that wish to solicit our guests," said a Target official. In 2003 bell ringers received $8.8 million from Target shoppers--nearly a tenth of the Salvation Army's total $93.8 million holiday haul. Several Christian groups, including Concerned Women for America and the American Family Association, have protested the ban...
...Combs would stand out in any food fight, but the School Nutrition Association hails her as a pioneer for her groundbreaking junk-food ban, which takes on suppliers such as Coca-Cola and Frito-Lay that count on selling to schools to establish brand loyalty in kids. Like a growing number of youngsters in the U.S., kids in Texas have been getting fatter. Over a third of all school-age children in the state are overweight or obese, far worse than the national rate of 10% to 15%. By 2040, the costs of treating those kids when they become obese...
Murphy, who has been forced to hone his recruiting skills as a result of the Ivy League’s high admissions standards and ban on athletic scholarships, has a history of resuscitating lackluster programs. Prior to overseeing the Crimson’s late-’90s resurgence, he transformed Cincinnati from a 1-9-1 laughingstock into an 8-3 bowl contender four years later...
...main rival John Atta Mills. Kufuor's New Patriotic Party also secured a majority in Parliament in parallel legislative elections, though Mills complained that supporters of his National Democratic Congress party were intimidated. The Best Defense JAPAN The government revised the country's defense policy, relaxing a long-standing ban on arms exports to allow sales to the U.S. of components related to the development of a joint missile-defense system. A day earlier, the Cabinet extended by a year Japan's humanitarian military mission in Iraq. Government Gridlock TAIWAN President Chen Shui-bian suffered a setback as his independence...