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...despite the pervasiveness of pregnancy-related nausea, there is still no easy treatment, since most expecting mothers and their doctors aren't keen on exposing a still developing fetus to medications. Now, researchers from Israel and Canada report in the New England Journal of Medicine that a commonly prescribed heartburn drug, which also has anti-nausea properties, may be used in pregnant women without causing harm to babies. (See safety issues about taking pills during pregnancy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Study: A Safe Drug for Morning Sickness? | 6/10/2009 | See Source »

...crowds at Versailles and save money everywhere are guilt-free. He pushes his readers to picnic for lunch and save their money for dinner. He sketches out amusing walks through commercial quarters from Antibes to Venice that link the ancient world and the modern. And Steves is so keen for his readers to have fun that he delights in telling them what to skip. Athens merits two days, tops, he insists. "See it and scram." (Watch a video about a Russian roadtrip...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rick Steves: The Traveler's Aid | 6/8/2009 | See Source »

Though Franklin’s keen mind might immediately produce an aphorism from Poor Richard’s Almanac on the collapse of Wall Street in October, one of the other guests lingering at the table might be left utterly befuddled by the cataclysmic events of our time. Adam Smith, founder of free market economics, might query his own writings from The Wealth of Nations regarding government intervention in capitalism. When asked by the waiter for his order, the eccentric Smith replies with a knowing smile: perseverance. But it is plausible that the confusion of our economic meltdown would lead...

Author: By Howard A. Zucker | Title: Banquet for a Better World: | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

...1990s, the CIA was using it to track bin Laden. Capable of flying for up to 40 hours without refueling, the drone was a "brilliant intelligence tool," recalls Hank Crumpton, then the CIA's top covert-operations man in Afghanistan. Although the CIA was keen to weaponize the drone early on, the Air Force resisted the idea until 2000. Even then, firing the weapons was another matter. Crumpton remembers watching someone he is convinced was bin Laden on a video feed from a Predator in late 2000. "The optics were not great, but it was him," Crumpton says. But back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The CIA's Silent War in Pakistan | 6/1/2009 | See Source »

...Indeed, after his run at the Brute Invitational, it would take two months for Caputo to lose a dual match. The co-captain opened the year 11-0 on the way to wins against No. 5 Missouri, No. 7 Minnesota, No. 2 Cornell, and a championship at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.Although it appeared that Caputo could not compete better than he did from day one, an epiphany awaited the grappler at NCAAs. After a season of fairly conservative play, Caputo found his offensive game against Patterson, prompting an enthusiastic reaction from his coach.“It?...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: COMEBACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Back from Injury, Caputo Doesn't Miss a Beat | 5/31/2009 | See Source »

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