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...lapel to explain my inability to speak, but I couldn't figure out the right wording. I'd change it, like, every day. If the wording was too soft, people would think I was doing an art project, like, "Hey, I'm trying to do this not-speaking thing. Please support me in this." But then on the other end if I got too extreme with it, people would be like, "Oh my God, are you O.K.?" I couldn't quite figure...
...nice thing was that I live in a small town, so people got used to it. It was only if I saw a stranger would I have to go through the whole rigmarole of pointing to the sign and writing on the dry-erase board. Usually people would say, "Still no voice?" and I'd nod and they'd be like, "Sorry, man!" I kept to limited circles...
...could mark a significant change in the way doctors handle food allergies. The conventional treatment has long been no treatment at all - essentially, patients are simply advised to avoid problem foods altogether. But a growing number of studies indicate that such an approach may someday be a thing of the past. (See "The Year in Health 2009: From...
...part, is sticking with its present standards. But discussions are in progress to determine whether thresholds can be established for each allergen, as the E.U. is doing, says Luccioli. "The [current policy] is that there is no such thing as a minimum threshold. If you can detect [allergens], then it's not a safe level," he says...
...part of our discussion of the problems in Washington, we are working with our partner CNN on its timely weeklong series of programming called Broken Government. Its notion is that Republicans, Democrats and independents can agree on one thing: government isn't working. CNN will look at both the frustrating problems and at the possible innovative solutions, and we will partner with it in that effort. Our superb TIME political team will be on CNN during the week, and in addition to the stories in this issue, we will be producing daily stories on TIME.com Karen Tumulty will be writing...