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Forget about the NCAA tournament—that crushing at home destroyed any residual chance the Tigers had of earning a selection to the National Invitational Tournament. Princeton’s poor play can be described partially by the chronic back injury of star center Judson Wallace, which has limited his availability and dulled the Tigers’ claws. But Wallace’s back can’t explain the fact that the team is poised for its worst Ivy League season ever...
...weary Iraqis and Americans alike, al-Jaafari's gentility is a welcome antidote to the country's chronic acrimony. After weeks of negotiations, al-Jaafari, 58, has emerged as the favorite to become Iraq's first elected Prime Minister--the most powerful position in the incoming government. His main challenger has been Ahmad Chalabi, the former favorite of the Pentagon, whose relationship with the U.S. soured after he was accused of passing secrets to Iran. Though he commands little popular backing, Chalabi waged an aggressive campaign for the premiership, hoping to pick up support from uncommitted members of the Sistani...
This barbaric notion was finally put to rest in the 1980s, as research proved that kids, with their still developing nervous systems, actually experience pain more intensely than adults do. But only recently have doctors begun to get serious about the problem of chronic pain in kids--even though millions of children suffer from juvenile arthritis, cancer, fibromyalgia and other extremely painful disorders. Moreover, as many as 20% of kids who undergo surgery each year develop chronic pain that lasts long after the body has healed. According to Dr. Lonnie Zeltzer, founder and director of the Pediatric Pain Program...
...UCLA program uses an innovative mind-body approach that has typically not been used before to treat chronic pediatric pain. Team members begin by taking a detailed pain history and asking kids--even as young as 4 or 5--where it hurts and exactly how bad it feels. Says Zeltzer: "You have to be a detective and put all the pieces together." The resulting treatment plan may include pain-killers, but these often have side effects--and because they're usually only tested in adults, they sometimes act unpredictably in kids. Whenever possible, Zeltzer chooses from a broad range...
Kate Dunitz, 16, was plagued by chronic pain following surgery in 2004, and was prescribed a mix of healing Iyengar yoga, craniosacral massage, art therapy and hypnotherapy. The clinic also uses acupuncture, meditation and relaxation exercises. "I thought they were hocus-pocus," says Dunitz, "but I did a complete turnaround." She will return to high school full time next fall as a senior...