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...there are cases in which homocysteine levels may prove vitally important. People with kidney disease or diabetes, for example, or those who have a family history of heart disease are much more likely to suffer a heart attack. For them, even a modest decrease in cardiac risk can pay big dividends. Moreover, some people have a genetic mutation that reduces levels of a homocysteine-eating enzyme. A second meta-analysis, out of the Netherlands and also reported in last week's JAMA, shows that the mutation raises heart-disease rates 16%--and thus makes the impact of homocysteine reduction correspondingly...
...herbal brew, is made from the South African rooibos shrub. The reddish-brown tea has a full, strong taste and smells earthy, like grape stems or olives. It's the rare herbal tea that can take milk. It's also caffeine free, high in antioxidants and low in potentially kidney-damaging oxalic acid...
...decoration banter, Friedkin made his move. “After she moved my floor lamp across the room I told her there was one other long pole in the room that she needed to grab,” he remembers, “so she punched me in the kidney and left.” Ruminated a chagrined Friedkin: “I guess it’s OK. I mean, I only have to see her for, hmmm, four hours a week in tutorial, two hours in lecture for Samurai, two hours in lecture for War and Politics...
...from efficient new technology at the center of a labor dispute that has shut down ports on the U.S. west coast $1 billion is how much the dockworker lockout costs the U.S. economy each day it continues, according to the Pacific Maritime Association 79% of Indians who sold a kidney for transplant said they would not recommend it to others, citing deteriorating health and no lasting financial benefits $9 billion a month is how much it could cost the U.S. to wage war against Iraq, according to a new congressional study 4,799 people provided samples of their belly button...
...them credit. A recent report by Student Monitor found that 52% of current undergraduates use a credit card. Credit companies looking for future big spenders have been attracting the other 48% with cool new designs, including transparent cards, a glow-in-the-dark card (already recalled) and the new kidney-shaped Discover 2GO card that can be worn on a key chain. "Teens today want to customize their credit cards as they do their cell phones," says Michael Wood, vice president of Teenage Research Unlimited. But the most stylish cards aren't necessarily the best deals. A student card should...