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Congressional investigators are out one potential star witness in the Enron scandal. Former Enron vice-chairman Cliff Baxter was found dead in his car early Friday morning in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land, with a Fort Bend County justice of the peace ruling Mr. Baxter's death a suicide by midday. (There was apparently a note, whose contents have not been disclosed...
...with a brief stopover in Sugar Land that will surely yield some titillating follow-ups, the Enron scandal turned back toward whence it came - Wall Street. The Wall Street Journal led Friday with a story that everyone might have been talking about if anyone could understand it - how investment bank JP Morgan held Enron's hand all the way to the Jersey Channel Islands to set up one of the company's offshore partnerships/tax havens/accounting dodges - and could stand to lose $1 billion on the deal. Implication: That something rotten you're smelling in the state of business is probably...
What can parents do to protect their children from the dangers of too much poundage? A lot--especially if they start early, before their kids get into the habit of eating high-fat, high-sugar foods and out of the habit of exercising regularly. Kids are most vulnerable to ballooning weight in early childhood and then again in adolescence, says Dr. William Dietz, director of the division of nutrition and physical activity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Children normally lose fat from ages one to six or seven. When they start putting on excess pounds...
...injections of insulin are not simply a pain in the butt. For diabetics, they are taxing and inconvenient reminders of their disease. Studies of inhaled insulins, in the form of oral and powdered sprays, suggest that they may be nearly as effective as injections are in quickly normalizing blood-sugar levels. While no injection-free insulins have yet been approved by the FDA, doctors--and their diabetic patients--are looking forward to the day when those hated needles can be replaced by inhalers...
...lure of fast and easy weight loss is as enduring as young love. It is no surprise, then, that high-protein diets like the Zone, Atkins, Protein Power and Sugar Busters have seduced many a problem eater. Alas, there's no hard evidence that these diets deliver on their promise of sustained, long-term weight loss. In fact, the American Heart Association cautions, such regimens may do more damage than good by increasing fat consumption and reducing important sources of vitamins, minerals and fiber. Better to stick with the tried and true: exercise, portion control and a balanced diet...