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...years ago. The buildup of fatty cholesterol deposits on artery walls may begin, it turns out, with an inflammation perhaps caused by bacteria. This immune response alters the arteries in ways that make them prone to cholesterol damage. A vaccine that could prevent the initial infection or tamp down the inflammatory response might, doctors believe, prevent the chain of events that leads to heart attacks from getting started in the first place...
...their mothers. Some 500 fans freeze -- for a beat. Then the DJ spins a record, a guitarist slashes a chord and soon lips, lobes and eyebrows, pierced by stainless steel, glint again from the mosh pit. Wallet chains jangle, tattooed fists pump the air and well-worn skate shoes tamp the Hong Kong Exhibition Center floor. It's Friday night and LMF's 11 band members overflow the stage: three electric guitars, one DJ hovering over two turntables, two standing bongos, one full drum set and four cordless microphones gripped by four dragon-eyed meanies. This is the hardcore, hard...
...ignited by the ongoing Palestinian uprising could soon threaten their own somewhat precarious domestic political situation, the Egyptians are pressing the U.S. to work together with Arab moderates to lower the political temperature in the West Bank and Gaza. Essentially they're offering Arab assistance in pressing Arafat to tamp down violence if Washington will press Israel to show restraint and to make the concessions, in line with the Mitchell recommendations, that would give Arafat political cover to curb the militants...
...course, some of the conservative elements in the administration argue that the U.S. should abandon "strategic ambiguity" in favor of a more direct commitment to Taiwan, but this is not administration policy. And conservatives are falling in line behind White House efforts to tamp down any impression that Bush was announcing a new line. Still, the brouhaha is unfortunate for Bush, because in order to control the damage in Beijing, Washington's spin doctors are forced, essentially, to persuade the Chinese not to take too literally the words that come out of the President's mouth...
...threat to peace in the Balkans. But will American and European troops fight against the guerrillas? No Western forces are eager to be drawn into a fight with the guerrillas on their own turf. Instead, last week NATO enlisted the aid of its former archenemy, the Yugoslav army, to tamp down guerrilla activity. Two years ago, it was this army that stormed into Kosovo. "NATO is beginning to trust us," mused a Serbian official...