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...people will not be easily healed. Habibie has survived on the instability of the forces jockeying for a place in the new Indonesia--pro-democracy leaders, Muslim activists, students and the armed forces. Few of those factions are likely to come to his aid if events spiral out of control: by Saturday evening, with protests reported in at least five other cities, that seemed entirely possible. The question may now be whether Habibie will be forced to give way to martial law and a military junta led by armed-forces chief General Wiranto or to a more progressive coalition...
What's behind the sudden revival of thousand-year-old remedies? At root, it's the fears and desires of 80 million aging baby boomers who are eager to seize control of their medical destinies. The perceived coldness and remoteness of conventional medicine and red-tape-tangled managed care make readily available herbs and other supplements seem particularly appealing. Consumers value them as preventive measures, as something distinct from potent pharmaceutical drugs that are prescribed only after disease strikes. "Doctors are getting more and more inaccessible," says Leda Jean Van Stedum, 45, a Denver secretary who was shopping...
...Make sure what you're taking is pure. Last May the FDA verified industry reports that certain shipments of ginseng were contaminated with high levels of a fungicide. Elaine Kang-Yum, a pharmacist at the Hudson Valley Poison Control Center in Tarrytown, N.Y., who tracks herbal medicines, says some imported Chinese remedies have been doped with Valium or other prescription drugs...
After reading your article, I promptly downloaded and installed Netscape Navigator and uninstalled Microsoft's Internet Explorer. I wanted to do my part to ensure that a power-mad Gates does not control every aspect of desktop computing and the World Wide Web. Is total domination of the computer world the only thing that will satisfy this man? Not if I have anything to say about it! I hope I'm not alone. SCOTT FULLMER Delta, Utah
More reason to get high blood pressure under control: the condition may go to your head. A 20-year study finds that over time, folks with hypertension have greater difficulty mastering new information and solving problems than their healthier peers. Subtle changes in the brain's arteries...