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...plant the seeds for future approvals. While its effectiveness as a weapon against various illnesses is no longer in question, the rigors of a clinical trial will pale in comparison to the public's vivisection of thalidomide's risks. "People harbor deep-seated fears about thalidomide," says TIME medical contributor Dr. Ian Smith. "Given its history, many patients have understandable concerns over short- and long-term side effects of the drug." Doctors who use thalidomide to combat cancer, AIDS or leprosy can help alleviate some of this anxiety by following a strict protocol, says Dr. Smith. "Only patients...
...sudden turnaround? Research has been piling up for years supporting the NHLBI's position, according to TIME medical contributor Dr. Ian Smith. "Systolic pressure can show what's happening throughout the circulatory system, rather than only within the heart itself." For example, Smith explains, a systolic reading not only shows the force the heart is required to exert in order to push blood past resistance points, it also measures the pressure generated within vessels to keep blood moving to different organs - which can pinpoint a patient's risk for stroke or general damage to blood vessels...
Doctors won't be surprised by the implications of this study, says TIME medical contributor Dr. Ian Smith. "For decades, physicians have suspected a link between anger and hostility - or what some consider 'type A' behaviors - and heart disease." But while anecdotal evidence supported their hunches, there was little scientific proof of any connection. Over the last several years, says Smith, that has started to change, as new, more convincing literature has begun to emerge on the topic. And the UNC study, adds Smith, which was painstakingly conducted, will add particular credence to the emotion-heart correlation. "This study will...
...offered by such distinguished conservationists as Edward O. Wilson and Richard Leakey. You'll also get thoughts from two people who wield great power in very different spheres of influence: President Bill Clinton and Leonardo DiCaprio. For the latest information on the deteriorating condition of the planet's ecosystems, contributor Eugene Linden got an exclusive advance look at a sweeping study soon to be released by two United Nations agencies in partnership with the World Bank and the World Resources Institute...
...rules, others still try to use waterways as dump sites. American environmental-enforcement officials have been bombed, shot, run over and sued while trying to perform their duties. But the most demoralizing blows invariably come from their employers: the Governor or commissioner who wants to shield a political contributor or recruit polluters to the state by shutting down environmental enforcement. Some environmental cops must dodge both bullets and their bosses to protect the public from pollution...