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Thorazine works primarily by blocking dopamine, one of the many biochemical messengers used by the brain. This discovery, made by Dr. Arvid Carlsson of Sweden in 1967, led doctors to believe schizophrenia is caused by an excess of dopamine. That explanation has now been dismissed by many researchers as too simplistic...
Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson resigned immediately and is likely to be succeeded by Moderate Party leader Carl Bildt, 42, who hopes to form a government soon. That will not be easy. By failing to deliver an absolute majority to Bildt's coalition, voters ensured that their country's vaunted politics of cooperation would be sorely tested. Bildt will need at least the tacit support of the new right-wing protest party, New Democracy, which won 25 seats by advocating curbs on immigration and cuts in foreign aid -- policies that are anathema to the rest of the nonsocialist bloc...
Levin, who has written books on children's fascination with war play, conceived the survey after parents and teachers asked her to take a look at turtle mania. She conducted the study with Nancy Carlsson-Paige, an associate professor of education at Lesley College...
...what is a parent to do? In their book, Carlsson-Paige and Levin, who both / raised sons who were attracted to war-related toys, offer tips for combatting unimaginative play. Among them...
...authors believe commercial links between toymakers and TV are robbing kids of a precious part of childhood: the opportunity to explore their world through imaginative play. "Imitation really undermines play," says Carlsson- Paige. Not only are contemporary war toys precise replicas of what kids see on TV, but most of them are designed for one specific, well-defined use. The toy's mission is spelled out on the box, just as it is on the show and in commercials. The kids may use the toys only to reproduce what...