Word: linked
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...Kennedy reading from James Joyce's "Ulysses" and -- in the tradition of the "Socks" page on the White House Web site -- a discourse on the origin of the Democratic Party donkey. The GOP, whose supporters have a longer Internet track record, is gracious enough to include a link to "Liberal Lies...
...only at menopause but also for decades afterward. It means a lifetime of drug taking and possible side effects that include an increased risk of several forms of cancer. That danger was underscored last week by a report in the New England Journal of Medicine reaffirming the long-suspected link between estrogen-replacement therapy and breast cancer. Weighing such risks against the truly marvelous benefits of estrogen may be the most difficult health decision a woman can make. And there's no avoiding...
None of this comes as a surprise to Internet veterans, who are all too familiar with the corrosive effect of pseudonymity. "It dilutes trust, and trust is of the essence in any communications regime," says Stewart Brand, co-founder of the Sausalito, California-based Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, one of the first and best-known online gathering places. Having seen what havoc anonymity can create, the well's creators decided to make every poster accountable for his or her messages. Years later, some well users asked that a portion of the system be set aside for anonymous discussions, arguing that...
...Zaire [MEDICINE, May 29] must be viewed with deep concern. While we can be assured that the outbreak will be contained, we are facing hard political choices concerning the U.S.'s foreign-aid programs, many of which are aimed at controlling and eliminating disease. We need to recognize the link between the health of Americans and the programs we fund abroad. This is not the time to eliminate foreign-assistance programs. At present, less than 1% of the budget goes to foreign aid. If Congress cuts this small amount further, we will reverse the slim gains we have made, with...
...Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine. An increasing number of doctors are giving the hormone to older women because ofits ability to strengthen bones and ward off heart trouble. But the new findings suggest such benefits may come at a steep price. Several earlier studies had indicated a link between estrogen and breast cancer, butthis is the largest survey yet, based on results from the Nurses Health Study, which has followed 121,700 women nurses since 1972. While the new findings are significant, TIME science reporter Alice Park says they're far from definitive. "It's not the best...