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...guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians discourage the use of over-the-counter cough syrups, saying they do little to relieve cold-related coughs. The doctors recommend taking an antihistamine instead...
...which explains why it is likely to be a while before House Republicans regain the discipline they had in the days when DeLay was known as "the Hammer." His temporary replacement, whip Roy Blunt, wants the job but hasn't proved to be a stellar vote counter in the time he has been filling in. And his undisguised ambition has strained relations with what is left of DeLay's operation. Some of the Old Guard are rallying behind Ohio Congressman John Boehner as a replacement, while younger conservatives are talking up Indiana's Mike Pence. Also considered likely...
...future. A marriage of the Greek words noos, for "mind," and tropein, for "toward," it refers to drugs that enhance mental performance?popularly known as smart drugs. Nootropes aren't new. Amphetamines, first synthesized by a German chemist in 1887 and used in over-the-counter inhalers by the 1920s, were doled out generously during World War II to Allied and German troops to keep them alert. Military pilots still take dextroamphetamine, or go pills, to stay in fighting form on long missions. But in the post-Viagra era, many neurologists believe?and ethicists fear?that scientific advances and social...
...Given the mounting violence and allegations and counter-allegations flying between rival Haitian candidates, the UN Mission and other foreign groupings, holding a credible election right now becomes more of a challenge. Presidential candidate Charles Henri Baker, who trails behind frontrunner and former president René Préval, has preemptively blamed "tampering" by the international community in the event that he loses. "The next day, you will see civil war," he predicts. Préval, on the other hand, is so confident of his popularity that he has done almost no campaigning. "His record speaks for itself," says...
...about Israel, a personal favorite subject, and killing terrorists, another sweet topic. The story, as you probably know, revolves around the brutal massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympic Games in the titular city. The rest is an intriguing study of the psychological toll of counter-terrorism, its cycles of violence and ethical implications. In other words, the Olympics as the backdrop for a discussion of the seediness of global politics and a depiction of man at his murderous worst. Pretty grim stuff. So given the cultural pervasiveness of the film and the limited amount of brain space...