Word: preventative
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...difficult to prevent the communication of truthful information in our society," says Cohen, "because the First Amendment protects most types of speech. And people are clearly allowed to talk about doctors." At the same time the courts do recognize limits to free speech. "Defendants cross the line when it can be shown that their speech encourages, incites and facilitates violence," says Cohen. "So the more Planned Parenthood can show the site is designed to encourage acts of violence against doctors, the more likely it is the group can prevail." But that is a high evidentiary burden to meet, particularly...
...ahead of Bibi Netanyahu in the polls, and will try to keep his lead by talking tough on peace. But Palestinian violence could turn things around. "Terror attacks work in Bibi's favor," says Beyer. "If the Palestinians want him out, they'll have to do their utmost to prevent new violence." But with the peace process on ice for the next five months, that may be a tall order...
...blasted rain-forest sounds through enormous speakers to prevent the media from listening in on her wedding ceremony...
...course, this couldn't be true in non-show business because if it were, what would be the point of listening to heavyweight economists and high-flying financial managers? Surely such people--and their very rich clients--know precisely what they're doing. Surely. But that faith didn't prevent penny-ante investors from enjoying a bit of Emperor's-new-clothes schadenfreude at the near collapse of Long Term Capital Management, the secretive multibillion-dollar hedge fund based in Greenwich, Conn...
...available without a prescription in drug and health-food stores and in foods like yogurt. So far, the best results have been seen in the treatment of diarrhea, particularly in children. But researchers are also looking into the possibility that beneficial bacteria may thwart vaginal infections in women, prevent some food allergies in children and lessen symptoms of Crohn's disease, a relatively rare but painful gastrointestinal disorder...