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...Karzai's basic problem is that he lacks a monopoly of force, and is looking to the international community to provide the enforcers that will give his government the muscle to function as the law of the land. But foreign reluctance to participate is based on the very real dangers that lurk in a mission that would ultimately require disarming hundreds of local and provincial warlords. After all, it's not only in isolated cases such as Gardez that the post-Taliban power arrangement threatens to break down into new fighting...
...Within two years of their parents' divorce, the vast majority of children "are beginning to function reasonably well again...
...bypass surgery, according to a Duke University study. Doctors stress, however, that heart patients should not take this as an excuse to avoid needed surgery; it's not clear exactly how much of the mental fogginess is a direct result of the bypass operation and how much is a function of aging, medication or pre-existing cognitive problems...
...caused by trauma, depression or the side effects of medication. While not all cases of MCI lead inexorably to dementia, new studies suggest that a substantial number do. There are no drugs to prevent Alzheimer's, but there are treatments for MCI that can slow deterioration and preserve mental function a little longer...
Hailed as a wonder drug for the treatment of hyperactive children, Ritalin has also come under increased scrutiny from health professionals who are worried it is being overprescribed. New research suggests the drug may cause long-lasting changes in brain-cell structure and function similar to those seen with cocaine use. "Ritalin does appear to be safe when used properly," conclude researchers, "but it is still important to ask what it is doing in the brain...