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CLINK! Here's something to toast on New Year's: a major study shows that besides warding off heart disease, moderate amounts of alcohol may reduce the risk of stroke. The likelihood of suffering a stroke dropped 20% in men who drank anywhere from one glass a week to one glass a day. Any kind of alcohol works, but don't go overboard. Excessive booze--more than a few drinks a day--raises blood pressure, which dramatically heightens your risk of stroke...
...REACTION All kinds of fiber can help prevent colon cancer, but now a preliminary report on pigs suggests that one type--wheat bran--may do an especially good job. Researchers fattened up some 20 hogs on a typical American diet--feed containing the same nutrients found in burgers, fries and other fatty Happy Meal fare. The pigs were also given fiber from potatoes and corn, but some got an extra sprinkle of wheat. These were the lucky pigs. In the lower part of their bowel (where most tumors occur), the pigs had more butyrate, a substance that prevents early cellular...
GERD THYSELF An upset stomach may not be the only thing to worry about when taking aspirin or ibuprofen. The so-called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories may be linked to a severe form of heartburn called gastroesophageal-reflux disorder, or GERD. Researchers found that the chances of getting GERD doubled among 12,500 Medicaid patients who took the painkillers routinely. Before starting a regimen of aspirin or the like, check with your doctor...
...mousy poor relative come to live in the eponymous great house, is here, like the author, a witty observer of the swells at romantic play. She's also the patient, strong-willed mistress of her own romantic destiny who finally achieves her long-desired true love. The movie may not entirely please Austen purists, but it is well acted, and it achieves a strong, smart, engaging life...
...like everything else digital, even that consideration is changing--you may not have to buy that box at all. The move to distribute software online is just breaking out. Among our recommended products, Norton 2000 can already be bought as a download. Still more of a paradigm shift is Encyclopaedia Britannica's recent move to give its contents away on its website. If others follow suit, a brave new world is here indeed...