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...deals with the local sheiks last winter, troops from the 82nd Airborne Division pulled back to a base 5 miles from the city center. While the retreat protected U.S. forces from attacks, it allowed criminals and ex-regime loyalists to have the run of the place. The city's chronic violence also dissuaded reconstruction workers and relief agencies from venturing in, fueling local frustration over the lack of jobs and services. On March 24 control over the city was handed to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, which has vowed to take back the streets. But the Marines have encountered resistance...
DIED. FRANCES SCHREUDER, 65, onetime New York City socialite who served 13 years in prison for persuading her 17-year-old son Marc to kill her father; of chronic pulmonary disease; in San Diego. Prosecutors alleged that in 1978 Schreuder feared her profligate spending would cause her to be disinherited by her wealthy father Franklin Bradshaw. Her son's murder of his grandfather inspired two books and two TV mini-series...
Like the MSAs they replace, HSAs may be most attractive to Americans who have had difficulty getting insurance, especially those with chronic illnesses, who are more likely to have high premiums. Those premiums are lower for policies with higher deductibles, and the HSA lets you save for such costs and out-of-pocket expenses. "You don't have to fight with the insurance company or HMO to get treatment," says Brian McManus of Golden Rule, a leading HSA insurer. When you use HSA money, he adds, "you decide what doctor to go to." But long-term benefits may still accrue...
...said that chronic inflammation might drive away "many of the most feared illnesses of middle and old age" and that there might be "a single, inflammation-reducing remedy that would prevent" heart disease, Alzheimer's and colon cancer. Talk about preventing ailments is just whistling in the wind. It is simple: we are born, perhaps procreate and die. I can't believe we need the help of the pharmaceutical industry to see us through to our end. At the rate American medical researchers and drug companies are promulgating their dogmas, followers will rattle like pill bottles should they live...
...practicing dentist and was pleased that you referred to gum disease as a source of chronic inflammation. But I was surprised that you did not explore the link in greater detail. The relationship between gum disease and systemic disease, specifically heart disease, has been widely reported. Your article takes it to the next step. The overall ability of the body to heal and stay healthy is certainly compromised by a chronic infection like gum disease. People need to learn how to achieve and maintain dental health. Robert Del Presto Brick...