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Even the act of diagnosing allergies has become a source of confusion. Increasing reliance in recent years on a blood-based test instead of the classic skin-prick screening means that not just allergists but also pediatricians can find out if children are carrying IgE antibodies for certain foods. But...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why We're Going Nuts Over Nut Allergies | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

The idea was to determine whether the emotional impact of learned symbolic speech, or semiotics, could be as deeply felt as that of inborn gestures. Shrugging the shoulders, for example, is a universal - and inherent - gesture of confusion or surrender, probably because it lowers the head relative to the upper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Giving the Finger: This Hurts Me More Than You | 2/25/2009 | See Source »

All is not joy for Obama, of course. He has to govern. He has to manage situations - the banks at home, the deterioration of Pakistan overseas - that might prove unmanageable. For all the spiritual success of his budget speech, there were precious few details about his policy priorities. No one...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama's Speech: A Tonal Masterpiece | 2/25/2009 | See Source »

Housing world-class criminals for more than a few months can still test the limits of Colombia's prison system. Take the strange saga of Boss of Bosses Montoya, who headed the Northern Valley cartel. After he was arrested in 2007, Montoya presented such a security risk that prison officials...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Colombia's Drug Extraditions: Are They Worth It? | 2/24/2009 | See Source »

Amid the swirling confusion of reality, hyperreality and surreality, it's easy to forget there's an actual person - and a genuine sadness - at the heart of all the activity. Even Goody seems confused. "I have lived my whole adult life talking about my life. The only difference is, I...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jade Goody's Reality: A TV Star's Very Public Dying | 2/19/2009 | See Source »

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