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...decided not to have the other team members present so it wouldn't look like the person was facing a court or a tribunal. I tell them, without any adjectives, such as, 'Unfortunately, the test shows ...,' that they have the alteration." He says so far the reactions have been calm, although the team's psychiatrist, Luis Pintor, has been called upon to talk to a couple of people having trouble adapting to the news that they have the mutation. "From the outset, these people have been determined to know, even though there is no treatment," says Molinuevo. Apart from being...
...most of those same Israelis believe their government has no alternative to the occupations. Before Tuesday, Israel had gone 26 days without an attack on its civilian population - almost a record. Their limited options for transforming the situation, however, leave few Israelis expecting the record for days of calm - for Israelis if not for Palestinians - to be broken any time soon...
...yuppies in the 1990s reached for the antidepressant Prozac as a cure-all for the blues, India's shopkeepers, executives, socialites, housewives and models everywhere seem to be popping "Al" to help them cope with life's everyday stresses. Some parents are even recommending Alprax to their children to calm their nerves prior to exams. "I take the pill to gain a certain amount of confidence," admits a 34-year-old New Delhi marketing executive, "especially before a party where you are expected to be smart...
...requires a doctor's prescription but is readily available from pharmacists without one?is generally considered to be safe when monitored by a knowledgeable doctor. But long-term users of Alprax?and of other tranquilizers containing benzodiazepine, the drug's active ingredient?can become dependent, hooked on the placid calm it imparts and needing to take it more frequently to maintain this chemical serenity. When taken in high doses or along with alcohol, coma or even death can be the result. "It is a good drug and I prescribe it to patients who display stress symptoms, but there are clear...
...power since the Islamic Revolution, in which he played a significant role. In his resignation statement, Taheri portrayed Iran's establishment as deeply corrupt, self-serving, hypocritical and repressive. Iran's highest-ranking security body ordered a gag on press coverage of the resignation, citing the need to preserve calm and protect national security. INDONESIA Separatists Soldiers shot dead six men and one woman, fighters from the Free Aceh Movement. Clashes in the province of Aceh, in northwestern Sumatra, also claimed the lives of three civilians in a grenade blast, as well as three more rebels. Indonesia's Security Minister...