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While it's fine and good to call for tougher questions, we should be applauding the candidates for maintaining their civility, especially Bob Dole, who would probably benefit from some pointed character comments. The amicability might be artificial, but after all, it's our ability to resist our base urges that separates us from animals...
...begin with, the Justice Department does not examine "appearances.'') As it happens, Ruccia had long been a high-profile supporter of gay rights and Kasich an occasional ally at best. (He voted yes on AIDS funding, no on gay marriage.) But by raising the issue, she stands to benefit from whatever doubt she creates in the minds of voters hostile to gays...
...addition, too many patients who could benefit from the cocktail treatments aren't getting them. The drugs are expensive (annual cost: $12,000 to $20,000) and in short supply. That puts them out of reach for millions of people in the developing world, as well as for large numbers of underinsured patients in the industrial world. Tens of thousands of Americans are scrambling to pay for the drugs any way they can--through private insurance policies, Medicaid payments, sometimes even Visa and MasterCard. One resourceful patient in Georgia collected drugs from the leftover supplies of deceased friends...
...Along with protecting against heart disease and osteoporosis, ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY may ward off another ill: degenerative arthritis. The risk of osteoarthritis of the hip may be cut by nearly half in women who take estrogen for at least 10 years. Once the therapy is stopped, the benefit vanishes...
...diet, hormonal levels, and when women have babies will affect the likelihood of developing breast cancer. "Researchers have known for years that women who become mothers before they are 30 seem to enjoy some protection against breast cancer," says Gorman. "But no one knows how pregnancy produces that benefit." One possible explanation: The number of cells in the breast increase dramatically early in the pregnancy, and they are especially vulnerable to malignancy. These cells are helped to mature later in the gestation when the body releases protective hormones. An abortion would interrupt the production of these protective hormones. Terence Nelan