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...Hair of the Dog Alcohol-related illnesses can be difficult to treat and even harder to detect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hair of the Dog | 7/20/2006 | See Source »

...anyone knew who would become sick. (Other studies were so-called retrospective reports, which can lead investigators to jump to conclusions since they already know the outcome.) She and her colleagues are also trying to determine whether the experimental CT scans they used to find the tumors could help detect lung cancers in current and former smokers at a much earlier stage, thereby increasing the likelihood of successful treatment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lung Cancer and the Sexes | 7/16/2006 | See Source »

...forces of censorship" in a complimentary way: "It is to their credit, and to the credit of the Postmaster's General's Office, that they have permitted the book to be freely sold and to travel unhindered through the mails these last 12 years." Attentive ears could detect the sound of sucking up to the Post Office. (Those kind words would fall on deaf ears...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: My Favorite Pornographer | 7/15/2006 | See Source »

...astonished. There was no hint of her restlessness, none that he could detect. The stiff elegance with which he has carried himself droops in defeat. Jean's belief in his ownership of Gabrielle was the foundation of his comfortable view of life, his complacency and, as he perhaps now realizes, his self-deception. (Which makes the viewer question the acuity of his observations about friends and status...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Off With Their Hearts! | 7/14/2006 | See Source »

...Hair of the Dog Alcohol-related illnesses can be difficult to treat and even harder to detect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Patching the Safety Net | 6/22/2006 | See Source »

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