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Peninsula is an ideological oddity; a self-contained school of thought that believes that the ultimate truth of the universe is known only to those who think exactly as its members do. Its core beliefs seem to be comprised of a heavy dose of fundamentalist Christianity mixed with supply-side economics, and topped off by a paranoid hostility toward anything different. We gaze in collective wonderment as it recklessly attacks gays, women and anyone less conservative than itself...
...biological roots of sin are not by themselves a news flash from the frontiers of science. More than a century ago, Thomas Huxley, Darwin's popularizer, lamented the fact that evolution has given all children "the instinct of unlimited self-assertion"--"their dose of original sin." But the past few decades have brought a deeper Darwinian understanding of human nature, and some of its pioneers believe Huxley underestimated our badness...
...Jackie would be better off staying away from "Jackie: An American Life," and instead dote on those cherished Life magazines or testimonials like Wayne Koestenbaum's recent book "Jackie Under My Skin." If, however, you don't mind shameless forget-about-the-consequences humor and a more than healthy dose of icon exploitation, Jackie is a must...
...check. Patients on combination therapy often have to swallow 20 to 50 pills a day. Since some of the drugs have to be taken on an empty stomach and others with food, it can be difficult to stick to the prescribed regimen. Yet if patients skip even a single dose, the small amounts of HIV that remain in their bodies can become resistant and spread anew. Most suffer side effects in the first few months that include severe diarrhea, muscle spasms and anemia...
...Just one dose of clomipramine, a drug for obsessive compulsive disorder, may help men overcome PREMATURE EJACULATION. Taken 12 hours before sex, it delays ejaculatory response from about two minutes after vaginal entry to eight. Until now doctors thought it had to be used on a long-term basis to work...