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Once they were aware of the trend, Shiels and his colleagues analyzed the patients' medical records, finding consistent histories of self-injury and mental-health problems. There are numerous psychological and emotional factors that drive people to self-harm, but according to Harvard psychology professor Matthew Nock, who specializes in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Teens' Latest Self-Injury Fad: Self-Embedding | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

In the 1540s, an Italian doctor named Gabriele Fallopius - the same man who discovered and subsequently named the Fallopian tubes of the female anatomy - wrote about syphilis, advocating the use of layered linen during intercourse for more "adventurous" (read: promiscuous) men. Legendary lover Casanova wrote about his pitfalls with medieval...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Brief History of Safe Sex | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

A High-Tech Solution To economic policymakers, the real meaning of becoming a strong economy lies beyond getting citizens to spend more and expanding the service industry. The next Chinese miracle, at root, will mean becoming a first-rate technological power. China's road ahead was on display earlier this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wanted: A New Miracle | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

I name Sarah Palin for her genius at annoying all the right people. I haven't seen liberals so enraged by a woman since me. Once John McCain was nominated, the election was a snoozefest until our hero bounded out of the Alaskan tundra. Palin is wildly interesting, charismatic and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Person of the Year | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

10 | Ghana A Peaceful Presidential Runoff In a rare democratic triumph on the African continent, Ghana's Dec. 7 presidential vote was hailed by election monitors for being fair and transparent--even if it didn't produce a result. Neither the ruling party's Nana Akufo-Addo nor opposition candidate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

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