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...nutritionists dismiss the organic-food cult as nonsense. Thomas Jukes, professor of medical physics at the University of California at Berkeley, says that "the movement is dangerous to the consumer because, by misrepresenting science, it brings about a mistrust of the entire food supply." Others see it as a harmless search for nutritional peace of mind...
...headline: THE TIME HAS COME: ABOLISH THE POT LAWS. Inside, Richard C. Cowan, a charter member of the conservative Young Americans for Freedom, sets forth his arguments that the criminal penalties for marijuana possession and use should be stricken from the books. Cowan contends that pot is comparatively harmless, demonstrably ubiquitous and that the laws against it only alienate the young and breed disrespect for American justice...
...with a plastic bag. If a pilot becomes ill, the result can be disastrous. Eighty-one died when a pilot suffered a heart attack while landing at Ardmore, Okla., in 1966; on at least 17 other occasions in the past ten years, air-crew illness has been responsible for harmless, though potentially serious mishaps and near misses. To minimize the possibility of airborne illness, the Federal Aviation Administration requires all U.S. command pilots to undergo regular physical examinations every six months. Few doubt that the examinations, which include annual electrocardiograms for all pilots over 40, are necessary. But a growing...
...dramatically increase the effectiveness" of what is to follow. The doctor can then make his "diagnosis," ruling out those conditions that the patient does not have, particularly the one that worries him most. Finally, the physician can explain the symptoms to the patient and assure him that they are harmless. Under no circumstances, however, should he try to deny the existence of pain or discomfort. Most patients dote on their symptoms, and will shop for a physician who is just as interested...
...Harmless. It sounds absurd, of course; yet many otherwise rational people are enthusiastic about TM. And unlike many supposed remedies for psychic malaise, it has drawn little criticism from behavioral scientists. At worst, say the experts, the hordes of American meditators-an estimated 250,000 strong, with thousands of new converts a month-are doing themselves no harm, though they may be kidding themselves about TM's effectiveness. At best, the meditators may really be on to something...