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...days later, the U.N. suspended much of its relief effort in Darfur because of the continued violence. --By Sam Dealey
...study, one involving women who had had a hysterectomy and were taking estrogen therapy without progestin. It turns out that taking estrogen alone also raises a woman's risk of stroke and blood clots. There are benefits from taking estrogen--among them, better bone health and relief from hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms--but after two years, doctors say, the benefits no longer outweigh the risks...
...year's news spelled relief, however. One study found that 44% of patients who take over-the-counter remedies for pain and inflammation take more than the recommended dose. Thirty million Americans pop these pills daily, and complications like stomach bleeding lead to more than 100,000 hospitalizations and 16,000 deaths each year...
...some truth to that, it turns out. Using an imaging technique that maps differences in blood flow in the brain, researchers were able to watch the placebo effect in action. Subjects were given harmless but painful electric shocks and then given a cream they were told would provide relief but actually contained no active ingredients. After the bogus salve was applied, scans showed that nerve activity in the brains of volunteers visibly changed. Regions involved in easing pain became more active, while areas involved in sensing pain quieted down. The expectation of relief seems to be self-fulfilling. Call...
What could be impending catastrophe for Begum means relief for Susheil Joshi. Behind him in his Hong Kong office, Joshi--one of those who will help decide the fate of Begum and many like her next year--has a color-coded map of the world, with 36 countries highlighted. These are places visited each year by Joshi, who buys the merchandise that the Children's Place, a North American chain of affordable-clothing stores, sells in America...