Word: effects
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...anonymous pair of thief and vandal might have come from within the ranks. If the perpetrators are assumed to be residents of Straus and Wigglesworth, the FDO's policy has the deleterious effect of making student police their neighbors. Rather than supporting a sense of community, collective responsibility necessitates vigilance and suspicion. Indeed the bills mailed to Wigglesworth residents told the unlucky recipients that they could avoid the charge if they were to become informants...
...search of a product), the drug began life as a heart medication designed to treat angina by increasing blood flow to the heart. Sildenafil, it turned out, wasn't so good at opening coronary arteries, but happy test subjects did notice increased blood flow to their penises, a side effect brought to Pfizer's attention when the test subjects were reluctant to return their leftover pills. The medication works by suppressing the effect of the naturally occurring enzyme phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5), which causes an erection to subside after orgasm by breaking down the body chemical known as cyclic...
...experiment by young Emily Rosa, testing whether the medical practice of therapeutic touch is effective [SCIENCE, April 13], underscores the fact that the mind and body combine to contribute to healing. TT may be total nonsense except when the patient believes in it. You can get the same effect by letting a patient pet and cuddle a puppy. The healing is real; it is caused not by waving hands or furry friends but by the power of the human spirit. Should puppies get paid $70 an hour for "therapy"? Doctors can't write a prescription for that--yet. STEVE STOVER...
...SEEING BLUE Because the eyes contain an enzyme similar to the one on which Viagra works in the penis, about 3% of users develop temporary vision problems, ranging from blurred vision to a blue or green halo effect...
...first pill that aims to grow back hair. The company says two-thirds of the men who took Propecia in clinical trials sprouted natural-looking hair. Sales of the drug, which Merck launched in January, could approach $750 million by 2000. One rare (less than 2%) side effect: depressed libido. Propecia and Viagra cocktails, anyone...