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...while it's the breakdown over the Middle East that has captured the headlines, the conference may be equally imperiled by the dispute over whether and how Western nations ought to take responsibility for the pain inflicted by the Atlantic slave trade. Reparations are anathema to the countries implicated in the slave trade, and that has prompted the Europeans and the U.S. to steer clear even of a formal apology for fear this would open the way to legal action for compensation. Still, some U.S. civil rights groups are pushing for the conference to address the reparations issue, and some...
...imaging system that reveals the needle's position at all times. A wandlike device is then threaded through the needle and into the disk. There it emits a burst of radio-frequency energy that heats and almost instantly vaporizes the excess tissue, providing in turn almost instant pain relief...
...been performed (at an average cost of $5,000 to $7,000), Dr. Chen readily admits that long-term, controlled studies are still needed to judge their usefulness. Still, he's pleased with the response of his patients so far. On average, they report a 70% reduction in their pain. And within one week, most are able to begin a physical-therapy program to bolster the procedure's relieving effects...
...Along segar needs help. a long time ago, he's not sure exactly when, he stepped on a rusty nail. The pain forced him to take a long trip to the nearest town for an injection. But now the pain is back, shooting up from his legs to his sides and chest and throat...
...Walk This Way If the Shoe Fits, Bear It Shoes: can't live without them, but they can be a pain. Stilettos might have been the original bad shoe, but there have been plenty since. On Earth Day 1970, a Danish yoga instructor named Anne Kals started selling Earth Shoes: the heels were lower than the toes to simulate the effect of walking on sand. (It wasn't until the hallucinogens wore off that hippies remembered the arduousness of walking on a beach.) Next came Dr. Scholl's exercise sandals, wood-soled slip-ons that promised to tone calf muscles...