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Indeed, several earlier studies had hinted that vitamins may protect against prostate cancer (as well as other cancers), but the data were conflicting. In a trial involving 29,000 Finnish subjects in which researchers tested whether vitamin E could reduce lung cancer in smokers, those taking the supplements did not...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vitamins Do Not Prevent Prostate Cancer, Study Finds | 12/10/2008 | See Source »

To date, the research has been mixed but intriguing. The best-studied drugs so far are dexamphetamine, a form of amphetamine contained in the antihyperactivity drug Adderall, and modafinil, the wakefulness drug used to treat narcolepsy and shift-work sleep disorder. Most studies have been small and focused on safety...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Amphetamines Help Cure Cocaine Addiction? | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

The only good thing about most epidemics is that if you act fast you can snuff them out before a local brushfire becomes a global blaze. That's what happened in 2002, when the SARS outbreak was contained after claiming thousands - rather than millions - of lives worldwide. That's what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Vaccine That Could Help Wipe Out Malaria | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

What about the impression that although Augustine said that Christians "should not kill" Jews he still wanted them to be miserable - to "survive but not thrive" - as an example of what happens to people who do not accept Christ? "Do not kill them" is from Psalm 59, which Augustine uses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Was Saint Augustine Good for the Jews? | 12/7/2008 | See Source »

Advocates have been busy refining avoided deforestation to answer early criticisms. Because firms investing in carbon credits need to estimate how much deforestation would have happened without a scheme, REDD projects can only work in countries with high rates of deforestation. That alleviates concerns that money will be spent to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Green Banks: Paying Countries to Keep their Trees | 12/4/2008 | See Source »

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