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...prep is a pain," Couric admits. The colonoscopy itself is conducted under a mild sedative. "I was chatting the whole time," Couric recalls, "bossing my camera crew around." There is a risk, albeit a small one, that the device can slip and punch a hole in the intestinal wall. Yet a colonoscopy offers a distinct advantage in that the doctor can remove any small precancerous polyps as soon as they are found, making it the only screening test that can prevent cancer, not just detect...
Even joking about becoming President is rare for a candidate who is so superstitious that in mild Arizona he wears the heavy winter shoes from New Hampshire, just for good luck. But McCain is giddy because he was supposed to be dead by now. From New Hampshire to South Carolina to Michigan, his mood has hit highs and lows. The banter on his bus started to go dry in ferocious South Carolina; he was testy with reporters. Before a TV interview the night of his defeat, he was so agitated by delays and a technical glitch that piped a celebratory...
This is almost certainly not a good thing. Although Ritalin is a relatively mild drug with well-known side effects, nobody is sure what it does to the rapidly developing brain of the very young child. There are no good studies. That's why manufacturers warn against its use in children under 6. It says so right on the label. Doctors, of course, can prescribe drugs for so-called off-label use, but they usually do it when the diagnosis is clear and there are no alternatives...
...Alzheimer's, after all. Doctors had every reason to believe it might be; studies show it may prevent the brain-deteriorating disease, and several preliminary reports suggested it could actually be used to treat it. But now the largest and longest study on the subject--100 women with mild to moderate Alzheimer's who took estrogen for a year--finds that the drug did nothing to improve patients' memory, attention span or language skills...
...road rage of the either drunk or disgruntled drivers behind me on the two-lane road, I keep the speedo pegged on 70, despite the fact that I've never driven the road and cannot see 30 yards beyond my face. On more than one occasion, it seems this mild adventure will end in notice of my death, not my published account of 15 hours wasted on Connecticut casinos...