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...after all, largely responsible for informing families when their loved one is facing a fatal disease - of those widowers who were told that their wife's cancer was incurable, 79% received the news from the doctor. Still, patients and families do control at least some of the information flow, Dahlstrand says. "Sometimes a spouse can block out what the doctor is trying to tell them," she says. "So, the doctor must be as straightforward and unambiguous as possible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Many Not Told Spouse Is Terminally Ill | 7/9/2008 | See Source »

Iran's nine-missile test shows "our resolve and might against enemies who in recent weeks have threatened Iran with harsh language," Gen. Hossein Salami of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards said in a broadcast over Iranian state television. Iran has threatened to halt the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. or Israel attacks its nuclear-development sites. The test firings reportedly included Iran's newest missile, the intermediate range Shahab 3, which can reach Israel, Turkey and U.S. military deployments in the region. "Our hands are always on the trigger and our missiles are ready...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saber-Rattling from Iran and Russia | 7/9/2008 | See Source »

...their heart arteries on ultrasound 30 min. later than those drinking either diluted caffeine or hot water. That's because, the scientists speculate, green tea works on the lining of blood vessels, helping cells there to secrete the substances needed to relax the vessels and allow blood to flow more freely. It's the flavonoids in the tea, which work as antioxidants and help prevent inflammation in body tissue, that keep the vessels pliable. These substances may also protect against the formation of clots, which are the primary cause of heart attacks. "We found very promptly [that] after drinking green...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Does Green Tea Help the Heart? | 7/3/2008 | See Source »

...Phil's anecdote sums up the current dilemma faced by this ancient cradle of commerce. Today an enormous economic gap separates the northern and southern shores of the Med. Too often it is bridged by the illicit and perilous transit of desperate human beings, instead of by the sanctioned flow of commerce...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mediterranean Crossing | 7/2/2008 | See Source »

...city's eastern waterfront (see pictures at the Looking Around blog here). Each of them consists of a steel scaffolding between 90 and 120 ft. high, about 27 to 37 meters. River water is pumped to the top and spills back down in a wide cascade that will flow daily...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls | 6/30/2008 | See Source »

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