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...find appropriate care and coverage, found that patients with high blood pressure who were given access to a pharmacist and a Web-based self-monitoring system were able to control their hypertension better than patients who underwent traditional physician care, which involved several office visits per year. The self-check group was able to drop nearly 30 points off its readings on average over the year-long study period...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lowering Your Own Blood Pressure | 6/24/2008 | See Source »

...almost giddy with anticipation. She told funny stories about her experiences in Syria. The jihadis' religious beliefs forbade them from touching her so, she said, they had no idea how to measure her for the belt. She offered to give them her brassiere, but they had to first check with an imam whether Islam allowed a man to touch a woman's underclothes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Mind of a Female Suicide Bomber | 6/22/2008 | See Source »

...Those searching for a more fluid definition might check out a hefty tome by University of Michigan professor Nadine Hubbs called The Queer Composition of America's Sound, which purports to find gay sensibilities in instrumental music. That's right, no words, even. Anthony Tommasini, classical music critic of the New York Times, was among those who were skeptical, asking "just how is a gay sensibility expressed in music? Especially purely instrumental...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Makes a Gay Song? | 6/20/2008 | See Source »

...According to amy sullivan, pessimistic women have the "belief" that they still face persistent sexism and barriers in the workplace. This isn't a belief; it is a fact. Just check the stats. I write this as a 70-year-old who has fought for women's rights since the day I was thrown out of a public university class for wearing pants on a cold, rainy day. We had to fight for everything. Younger women will too. Linda Crouse, Ben Lomond, California

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 6/19/2008 | See Source »

According to Amy Sullivan, pessimistic women have the "belief" that they still face persistent sexism and barriers in the workplace. This isn't a belief; it is a fact. Just check the stats. I write this as a 70-year-old who has fought for women's rights since the day I was thrown out of a public university class for wearing pants on a cold, rainy day. We had to fight for everything. Younger women will too. Linda Crouse, BEN LOMOND, CALIF...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 6/19/2008 | See Source »

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