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...bipolar reaction to Kosovo's break from Serbia had a bit of a cold war feel. President George W. Bush declared a victory for freedom and most of the West recognized the new nation, while Russia exploded in outrage and China expressed "grave concern." But this wasn't a new clash of civilizations. Russia and China were just rejecting the legitimacy of independence movements before anyone got ideas about Chechnya or Taiwan...
...project after the product got FDA over-the-counter clearance. Days later, P&G also signed a joint agreement to develop and distribute home-use antiaging devices with Syneron Medical Ltd., a $150 million medical-device maker in Yokneam, Israel, known for its patented "elos" technology, which combines bipolar radio frequency and light sources to combat the signs of aging. "P&G clearly views the consumer segment of aesthetics as a big market," says Jose Haresco, a senior analyst for Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. in San Francisco. "It's not taking a small bet here." Expect to be able...
...higher. A 2004 study by psychiatrists at the University of Queensland found that Chinese were almost 50% more likely to develop a gambling addiction than Caucasians. In the U.S., about 3.5% of people are classified as pathological and problem gamblers (more than the number of people who suffer from bipolar disorder, Alzheimer's disease or schizophrenia). In Hong Kong, 5.3% of the population suffers from problem and pathological gambling, according to the University of Hong Kong...
...pain is far worse than you probably know. What's more, since one family member disabled by the disorder can destabilize an entire household, a single diagnosed case can mean several collateral victims. Worse, OCD is a condition that often masquerades as other things. It is routinely labeled depression, bipolar disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, even schizophrenia. Victims often conceal their problem for years, ensuring that no diagnosis--right or wrong--can begin to be made...
...before effective treatment is prescribed. If the disorder strikes a young person, as it often does, that can mean an entire childhood lost to illness. "OCD has had a slow research start," says Gerald Nestadt, co-director of the OCD clinic at Johns Hopkins University. "It's behind schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism and ADHD...