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...spectacle has heightened anxieties about the Putin government's backsliding into communist-era intrigue and repression. "People who question the policies of our government are increasingly targeted. People who work for human rights are increasingly under attack," says Alexeyeva. "And even people who support this work are potentially in danger of being singled out by the government. So are we in Russia? Are we back in the U.S.S.R.?" It's becoming harder to tell the difference...
People seeking the heart-protective powers of omega-3 fatty acids in fish have been warned about the mercury, dioxins and PCBs that they might be consuming with their meal. But a study from the Harvard School of Public Health showed that while those contaminants pose a danger, particularly for women of childbearing age, for most people the benefits of fish outweigh the risks. Eat modest servings of fish each week--particularly salmon and bluefish--and you may reduce your risk of coronary heart disease 36%. Elsewhere, researchers at Louisiana State University reported that omega-3s can help protect cells...
...York University and the author of The Emotional Brain, studies fear pathways in laboratory animals. He explains that the jumpiest part of the brain--of mouse and man--is the amygdala, a primitive, almond-shaped clump of tissue that sits just above the brainstem. When you spot potential danger--a stick in the grass that may be a snake, a shadow around a corner that could be a mugger--it's the amygdala that reacts the most dramatically, triggering the fight-or-flight reaction that pumps adrenaline and other hormones into your bloodstream...
...effect on the U.S. image abroad, the oil business and humanitarian concerns - would be better handled by the regional powers on our side. Bruce Schulte Ardmore, Oklahoma, U.S. Nuclear North Korea In a world in which firm and certain national, economic and political borders no longer exist, the danger of yet another catastrophe is exponentially larger [Oct. 30]. Quite unlike 60 years ago, we have nations within nations, religions within religions and interests within interests - all existing in a globalized world in which mankind's selfish quest for wealth has almost certainly destroyed its only habitat. When are we going...
...wide range of behaviors that deviate from accepted social norms. Homosexuality, for example, was defined as a mental disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) until 1987. Transgendered persons are still labeled mentally ill, although it’s hard to see what danger they pose to themselves or others. While New Mexico human rights laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity, transgendered behavior remains in the latest DSM, which lists “Transgendered Fetishism and Gender Identity Disorder” as a mental health problem...