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...NLWs share the perception. In fact, however, no thorough medical review of their effects has been carried out, and since the weapon’s most extensive testing was conducted by the company that sells them, human rights groups have questioned the label "non-lethal." Yet even if Tasers pose no risk of death for their victims, at the very least they inflict severe pain. The weapon’s image as a soft replacement for the gun, however, means that their use is taken less seriously by the carrier: Instead of seeing a taser as a serious form...
...lead-up to the summit, Bush has struck an aggressive pose, insisting U.S. troops will remain in Iraq until the mission is accomplished, and denying that the country is in the throes of a civil war. But he faces mounting calls from Democrats - and not a few Republicans - to bring the troops home. And, academic debates aside, most Iraqis have known for months that they are in the middle of a civil war. Now major American news organizations have started to use that term, to the Administration's helpless chagrin...
People seeking the heart-protective powers of omega-3 fatty acids in fish have been warned about the mercury, dioxins and PCBs that they might be consuming with their meal. But a study from the Harvard School of Public Health showed that while those contaminants pose a danger, particularly for women of childbearing age, for most people the benefits of fish outweigh the risks. Eat modest servings of fish each week--particularly salmon and bluefish--and you may reduce your risk of coronary heart disease 36%. Elsewhere, researchers at Louisiana State University reported that omega-3s can help protect cells...
...play a role in this, finding ways to frame warnings so that people understand them. John Graham, formerly the administrator of the federal Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, says risk analysts suffer no end of headaches trying to get Americans to understand that while nuclear power plants do pose dangers, the more imminent peril to both people and the planet comes from the toxins produced by coal-fired plants. Similarly, pollutants in fish can be dangerous, but for most people--with the possible exception of small children and women of childbearing age--the cardiac benefits of fish easily outweigh...
...response to internet gambling provisions that pose an obstacle to online poker players, the letter asks every individual affected to protest the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act (SAFE) signed by President Bush...