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...error. Ancient Chinese apothecaries, however, never treated obesity. Lacking a time-tested herbal cure, Chinese drugmakers are lacing their products with artificial chemicals. "These slimming pills are registered as herbal medicines or health food and do not need to pass through drug trials," says Dr. Lo, a liver specialist at the University of Hong Kong. "There's no safety data, and their efficacy is not based on any evidence." Product labels contain no warnings, few guidelines for use, and potentially dangerous ingredients are often not listed. "Anyone who takes these pills is basically acting as a trial subject," says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asia's Killer Diet Pills | 8/5/2002 | See Source »

...period of several years, U.S. investigators believe hackers - probably from Russia - tunneled into department of Defense sites and illegally downloaded large quantities of technical defense research, all unclassified, according to the Pentagon. The leap from this kind of sporadic hacking to virtual terrorism is only a matter of time, specialists believe. "After every terrorist attack, security is tightened up and improved," Chepchugov remarks. "But these days you don't need to get a truck bomb into, say, a chemical plant or crash a plane into it. All you need is a group of hackers who get into the computerized control...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cracks in the System | 6/9/2002 | See Source »

When Harvard began secretly purchasing Allston land in 1988, John H.F. Shattuck, a specialist in federal relations, was at the helm of Harvard’s Office of Government, Community and Public Affairs...

Author: By Lauren R. Dorgan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cleaning up the Mess | 6/6/2002 | See Source »

...acquisition of the Boston acreage was something that was done to the great majority during the Bok administration,” says Rowe, a federal relations specialist who was hired three years into the administration of 26th University President Neil L. Rudenstine...

Author: By Lauren R. Dorgan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cleaning up the Mess | 6/6/2002 | See Source »

...also want to see solid credentials. Any financial planner with a C.F.P. (certified financial planner) designation is going to have a minimum of three years of experience; that's required for the credential, as are 30 hours of continuing education every two years. Planners with a P.F.S. (personal financial specialist) credential are certified public accountants who have 1,200 hours of financial-planning experience. Chartered life underwriters and chartered financial consultants are generally insurance agents first and planners second...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Women Aren't Afraid to Ask | 5/27/2002 | See Source »

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