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...WHAT'S THE TRICK TO STRIKING THE PROPER BALANCE? We need to develop a new set of protocol about answering messages and all the rest. I have a cell phone and fax machine and I check my email several times a day. But I don't answer the phone during family dinner, for instance. You can't make love by e-mail-yet. But you sure can court by e-mail and it can be wonderfully helpful to relationships. On the other hand, I have a patient who calls her husband's computer his plastic mistress because they hardly ever...
...week and cut down on the amount of trans and saturated fat in your diet. The effects appear to be cumulative. A study published in August found that folks with three or more major cardiovascular risk factors?for example, hypertension, diabetes and current smoking?were more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease as well...
Several studies have found that folks who regularly engage in mentally challenging activities?like reading, doing crossword puzzles or playing chess?seem less likely to develop dementia later in life. The difficulty comes in figuring out whether their good fortune is a direct result of their leisure activities or whether their continuing pursuit of those pleasures merely reflects good genes for cognitive function...
...European Union, the biggest export market for Russian gas, officials said that reducing dependence on Russia and ensuring security of energy supplies are now top priorities. Measures under consideration include plans to diversify gas supplies, stock up on liquefied natural gas from Egypt, Nigeria and elsewhere, and develop alternative energy. "Europe needs a clear and more collective and cohesive policy on security of energy supply," said Andris Piebalgs, the E.U.'s Energy Commissioner. An unexpected winner after the Ukrainian fracas might be the nuclear-power industry. Some Germans are questioning plans in their country to pull the plug on nuclear...
...urging contract cancellation. Harvard was also absent from a May 2005 meeting in Washington, DC, between concerned college administrators and students and Coca-Cola executives, according to Coca-Cola spokeswoman Kari Bjorhus. A working group created after the meeting has been in collaboration with the soft drink company to develop assessment protocols of its business practices that the colleges will feel comfortable with, Bjorhus said. In response to the accusations made against Coca-Cola, Snyder wrote in an e-mail, “The alleged environmental and human rights abuses by Coca-Cola or their competitors are a matter...