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Constant glucose-monitoring systems face the problem of a delay between the release of insulin and its absorption in the body. If the body responds too slowly, too much insulin can accumulate and result in hypoglycemia—a worst-case scenario, according to Firas El-Khatib, a researcher at Boston University...
...issuing a ruling that weakens the FCC’s power to enforce net neutrality, the court has made feasible a scenario in which ISPs like Comcast can charge users different prices for accessing different content. Thus, users who pay for access to the Internet would be subject to the vagaries of the market—Comcast could choose to charge customers more for access to sites that competitors own, like Time Warner’s CNN.com, while charging less for sites in which it holds a stake, like Hulu.com...
...regularly does outreach with colleges to help protect the rights of students. But what about older interns, many of whom graduated years ago? "That's not the typical scenario that's been on our radar screen," says Nancy Leppink, the DOL's wage and hour deputy administrator. "The fact of the matter is, the legal requirements aren't any different...
Democrats had hoped that passing health care reform would give them a much-needed bump in the polls ahead of this year's difficult midterm election; instead, their ratings have dipped, renewing worries about a political debacle in November. The worst-case scenario recalls the ghosts of 1994, when Newt Gingrich's Republicans took control of the House following the failure of the Clinton Administration's attempt at health care reform...
...Dems were polarized by a series of tough (and strikingly familiar) issues: a carbon tax, gays in the military and health care. But will history repeat itself, with the party in power bearing the brunt of a wave of discontent? Here are five reasons the 2010 midterm scenario is different, and perhaps less dire for the Democrats, than 1994's. (See the top 10 alternative political movements...