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...Using drugs to cope with battlefield traumas is not discussed much outside the Army, but inside the service it has been the subject of debate for years. "No magic pill can erase the image of a best friend's shattered body or assuage the guilt from having traded duty with him that day," says Combat Stress Injury, a 2006 medical book edited by Charles Figley and William Nash that details how troops can be helped by such drugs. "Medication can, however, alleviate some debilitating and nearly intolerable symptoms of combat and operational stress injuries" and "help restore personnel to full...
Design Innovation: Rebranded mints with an identifiable sound, a catchy name and a clear, pocket-fitting rectangular box. The same marketers who brought Nutella to the U.S. made these miniature pill-shaped breath fresheners the candy world's cutest icons...
...TAKING A CHILL PILL...
...last moments of the race. “After a string of wins in the dual races of each subsequent Saturday, we were firmly on track for achieving the perfect record,” Morgan said. “Being denied this at Eastern Sprints was a bitter pill to swallow, especially since we faltered in the closing seconds of the race.” Despite the letdown at Eastern Sprints, the Harvard heavyweights’ season has been largely characterized by success and displays of team depth. The second varsity eight had been undefeated until its .2-second loss...
...week in the Archives of General Psychiatry, scientists describe for the first time a set of genes, about 100 in all, that seem to predict how well a smoker will respond to two different types of quitting programs - nicotine replacement or bupropion (Zyban). Nicotine-replacement methods, including the patch, pill and gum, work by weaning the smoker off nicotine gradually, usually over a period of weeks or months. Bupropion, on the other hand, is an antidepressant, which does not contain nicotine; instead, it works to curb nicotine cravings by interfering with the reward circuit in the brain, where addictions...