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...most of the 16 million Americans who have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, insulin injections timed up to one hour before each meal are a routine part of dining. The diabetic either does not make enough insulin to digest sugars or does not use the insulin efficiently. New classes of drugs may make keeping track of sugar levels easier. Some of these work in the small intestine to inhibit the absorption of carbohydrates (which raise blood-sugar levels) after a meal, while others stop the liver from producing excess amounts of sugar. This summer a new type of insulin...
...poor," says Wilson. But any further effort to create jobs will depend not only on whether Clinton wins a second term but also on whether the Democrats regain control of Congress from Gingrich and his henchmen. By then the President may have had time to read and digest all the lessons of Wilson's profound and disturbing new book...
...that erupted while Washington was still trying to digest dueling reports from Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Whitewater Committee. Thirteen months of hearings produced 768 pages from the Republican majority claiming "a pattern of deception and arrogance" by the White House. In the aftermath of Vince Foster's suicide, their version goes, Hillary Clinton tried to keep federal investigators out of his office to protect files on Whitewater and the firings at the White House Travel Office. Then White House aides stonewalled before the committee, the Republicans contend. Their report also names the First Lady as the person most...
Perhaps it's because Koolhaas is not wedded to any one style that he finds McArchitecture easy to digest. Unlike the work of Peter Eisenman or Gehry, a Koolhaas building isn't easily identifiable. "In some ways I consider that a compliment," says Koolhaas. "You work in so many conditions that it would be artificial and unreal if your work did not become very different too." One consistent element in Koolhaas' buildings, however, is a relaxed attitude toward detailing and a willingness to use extremely cheap materials. In Kunsthal, an art gallery in Rotterdam, he used unfinished concrete and corrugated...
...Wonderland" proved to be a bit harder to digest. Set in a futuristic world where reality and imagination are blurred, this piece sent out several mixed, but still fascinating, messages. At one point, the dancers, clad in shabby and torn leotards, appeared to be fighting against becoming machines and trying desperately to retain their humaness. At another point, two dancers clung to each other in a dramatic revelation of love, while animalistic squaks and growls played over the loudspeakers...