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...thriller, campaign-finance reform keeps dodging bullets. Legislation meant to clean up the political-money game was almost left for dead last summer, but the Enron scandal revived it again. And last Wednesday evening the bill survived yet another near-death experience, when its backers in the House went head-to-head with one of their most powerful opponents, the National Rifle Association. Republicans, led by Tom DeLay, the majority whip from Sugar Land, Texas, offered a clever "poison pill" amendment that would have exempted gun-rights groups from the bill's limits on paid issues advertising...
...which was the first drug approved for reducing the risk of getting breast cancer (rather than just treating it). But tamoxifen is far from perfect. It increases the risk of uterine cancer and potentially fatal blood clots. Raloxifene appears to provoke fewer side effects, but the results from a head-to-head study comparing the two drugs won't be available until...
It’s also interesting to note how Ingram performed head-to-head relative to the other Eastern nominees...
...tour, although it's more like a minor-league, ski-bum tour. To go from the luxury of the national team--where coaches, technicians and handlers cater to an athlete's every need--to the penury of the pro tour--which features X Games-inspired short-course, head-to-head races--was a shock, one Schlopy thought he needed. "The sums of money are so little that you have to do well if you want to keep going. It was a total leap of faith." Schlopy earned less than $100,000 in three seasons, which went to cover...
SPRAY IT AWAY Do you get hay fever? Join the club. Some 36 million Americans suffer from seasonal allergies--and usually end up dosing themselves with antihistamines. But there may be a better way. In a head-to-head study, nasal sprays containing steroids were more effective than prescription antihistamines in controlling sneezing, runny nose and watery eyes. They cost less too. Caution: steroids may have side effects, such as dry nose, nasal bleeding and, with long-term use, thinning bones...