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...actually able to lower the overall sensation of hunger. In most people, the brain may grow partially habituated to an empty belly over time, and all of Wang's volunteers did a good job of hastening that desensitization. What the men could do that the women couldn't was quit ruminating on food, successfully suppressing - if only temporarily - the conscious desire to eat. The women continued experiencing emotional cravings even if their hunger had subsided...
Meanwhile, a Hamas commander in the West Bank denied reports, apparently passed on by Egypt to Israeli envoys, that the Damascus wing of Hamas wanted to persist with the fighting, while its Gaza leaders wanted to quit. He told TIME, "There's no place in a war for disagreements and splits. This talk of a difference between Damascus and Gaza is just wishful thinking on the part of the Israelis and some Arabs...
Johnston, Levi •oil field job is quit by after questions are raised about eligibility of to participate in an electrical apprenticeship program without high school diploma...
...researcher at the Center for Child and Health Policy at Mass. General Hospital, said she was not surprised about the study’s results. “It should give another reason to protect their kids and other friends and family from smoking and may also help them quit smoking,” Friebely said. —Staff writer Marianna N. Tishchenko can be reached at mtishch@fas.harvard.edu...
...least once. Whether that slip provokes a return to full-blown addiction depends in large part on how the person regards the misstep. "People with a strong abstinence-violation effect relapse much more quickly," says Marlatt. A single slip solidifies their sense that they are a failure and cannot quit, creating a self-fulfilling prophecy...