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...health-promoting effects of EPA and DHA have little or nothing to do with preventing abnormal cardiac rhythms. Their most important actions are reducing inflammation, reducing the clotting tendency of the blood, improving the profile of fats circulating in the blood, optimizing brain function (DHA is a major constituent of cell membranes in the central nervous system) and inhibiting abnormal cell proliferation, thereby reducing cancer risks. All of this translates into significant disease protection...
...What might give Sudoku brain cred to a veteran puzzle-solver like me? Two things. About a dozen of the book versions of the game carry the august authorship of Will Shortz, editor of the New York Times crossword, and star of the spiffy new documentary Wordplay, which opens this weekend in select cities. And among Sudoku's greatest fans is my sister-in-law, Pat Thompson Corliss...
...Unkind Donuts, Which I've had a few of in my day." Spotting a Noah's Ark, he says, "You switch the S and the H around, that's 'No! A shark!'" From ark to shark, Genesis to Mi>Jaws, in one flick of an agile brain...
...Sunday the top three finishers have a brain-off in front of the judges and several hundred non-winners. In 2005 the finalists were Sanders, Payne and Hinman. We wouldn't dare say who took home the trophy, except to note that the most dangerous word in the final puzzle was 1 Across. The clue: "Stark and richly detailed, as writing...
...Statistically speaking, I probably won't diagnose any more brain tumors in my career, but I'll probably see several more caffeine overloaded patients. The bulk of my headache patients will continue to be diagnosed by taking careful histories and without CT scans. But I often wonder if I will be able to figure out the next time a zebra comes galloping through my office doors masquerading as a horse...