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Instead, he set out to "find the essence of the drug" and remove the side effects. When Pamukcu arranged for scientists at the University of Arizona to take on the research, Nichols moved to Tucson to help oversee their work. The scientists determined that the body breaks down sulindac into two components, but then got bogged down in a debate about which of these components to pursue. After listening to the pro and cons, Nichols decided for them--they would explore both chemical pathways. In the test tube, one compound quickly proved to be superior. "It was killing...
None of this surprises Howard Markman, whose book Fighting for Your Marriage represents years of research on couples communication. All the data in the field, Markman declares, run counter to the Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus stereotypes. "When men and women talk in a safe setting," he says, "they find they're more similar than different. Men can be just as intimate and positive as women...
HERO WORSHIP Until now there has been very little research on what kind of images of American men are conveyed by the media to teenage viewers. A new study by the child-advocacy group Children Now reveals that 74% of men portrayed in movies and on television take part in such antisocial behavior as ridiculing, being aggressive or carrying out defiant acts...
...HAVE HERE According to a study released last week by the Safe America Foundation, 53% of teenagers said they had at one time or another come across websites containing pornographic, hate-based or violent material. More disturbing, 91% of them said they had unwittingly found the material while conducting research for school or just surfing the Web. Parents say they monitor this, but kids...
Sources--Good News: American Academy of Otolaryngology; American Society for Bone & Mineral Research. Bad News: American Academy of Otolaryngology; American Journal of Psychiatry (9/99...