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Any woman who has been faithfully swallowing her daily calcium supplements in hopes of staving off osteoporosis and colorectal cancer can be forgiven for being confused by news last month that two major studies found that the pills provide little or no benefit against either condition. But as is so...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do calcium pills work? | 3/16/2006 | See Source »

A recent Harvard study found that Concerta, an alternative delayed-release drug used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) may be less likely to be abused than traditional medications. Thomas J. Spencer of Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital, the chief researcher, said Concerta addresses the problem of abuse on...

Author: By Kenneth G. Saathoff, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ADHD Drug Less Prone to Abuse | 3/16/2006 | See Source »

It's a legal stunt, but as a way of calling attention to double standards and unintended consequences, the campaign makes sense. Matt Dubay, a 25-year-old computer programmer in Michigan, was ordered to pay child support after his former girlfriend had a baby. He says he had made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Man's Right to Choose? | 3/15/2006 | See Source »

As encouraging as those results were, however, Gardasil may face its toughest challenge after it reaches the market. Public-health officials are considering adding the inoculation to the roster of shots that children receive before they become sexually active, since that's when the vaccine is most effective at preventing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: The New Cancer Fighter (And Other Hot Drugs On The Way) | 3/14/2006 | See Source »

As horrified elders watched, Greene's comrades shot dead the assailant--later identified as Abdul Karim, a villager thought to be in his late teens or early 20s--then beat a hasty retreat under the crackle of gunfire. Within hours, the wounded Greene had been airlifted to the U.S. Army...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Line of Fire | 3/13/2006 | See Source »

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