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Contrary to anecdotal stories, numerous studies have documented that women experience pain more acutely and more frequently than men, indicating that the sexes may detect and dampen pain differently. In a study of dental patients, women responded more favorably than men to a class of pain relievers known as kappa opioids, including pentazocine, suggesting that receptors for inhibiting pain may vary by sex. Moreover, women are less responsive than men to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, such as ibuprofen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diagnosis: Female | 3/8/1999 | See Source »

...mean that schools should do nothing to accommodate students with allergies. A handful of institutions have designated peanut-free tables in their cafeterias and trained teachers and others to give adrenaline shots in an emergency. In the meantime, doctors are working on a vaccine-like treatment that might dampen the immune system's overreaction. Until then, all the peanut-free zones in the world can't diminish the need to teach children with allergies to take care of themselves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Don't Ban Peanuts | 10/5/1998 | See Source »

...radiation, which is primarily responsible for sunburns and the most likely cause of skin cancer. But then researchers discovered that UV-A, which has a longer wavelength than UV-B, does more than just promote wrinkles. It can also damage the skin's underlying connective tissue and possibly even dampen the body's immune system. Could UV-A, therefore, play a role in triggering cancer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Sunscreens | 6/29/1998 | See Source »

Steady rain and a strong wind did little to dampen the spirits of Chinese dissidents and loyal nationalists who rallied for human rights, a free Tibet, or a united China. Shouts of "Go Home, Jiang!" and "One China" intermingled over Kirkland Street, creating a dull roar inside a packed Sanders Theatre where Jiang addressed Harvard faculty and students and the national press...

Author: By Georgia N. Alexakis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Personal Politics | 6/4/1998 | See Source »

...tenacious defense and goaltender Olaf Kolzig held off Boston in a 3-1 victory in today's Game 1 of the first-round Eastern Conference series. But if he were lost for the series--and he's not sure he'll be back for Game 2--it would severely dampen the Capitals' hopes of breaking their run of playoff misery...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS | 4/23/1998 | See Source »

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