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Nonetheless, as many parents can attest, weaning your kid off Mario can be tougher than confiscating the Cocoa Puffs. When Kathy Gregovich of Roseville, Mich., suggests to her children Jacob, 9, and Ashley, 6, that they put away the Game Boy and play a board game, "they go through withdrawal," she says. "If they had a choice between playing with electronic games and a friend, they would pick the games." --With reporting by Leslie Whitaker/Chicago
...child needs the inhaler more than twice a week, you may be doing something wrong. Daily medications like corticosteroids to reduce inflammation and bronchodilators to control constriction help prevent attacks. Those are the drugs that parents tend to neglect since they don't act immediately and it's therefore tougher to appreciate their benefits...
...tougher question concerns caffeine's fabled ability to lift mood. Studies since the 1980s have looked into its effect on opiate centers of the brain, hoping for a treatment for depression or alcoholism. But is the high also hype? Certainly, among people new to caffeine, the buzz is real. A caffeine novice can get a kick from as little as 20 mg of caffeine--the equivalent of 1.5 oz. of strong drip coffee. But the average coffee drinker may consume upwards of 300 mg a day, often with no discernible effect on mood. Reason: the body quickly habituates...
...election returns. The center of that fraud was at Kuchma's office. The Cabinet and a number of regional bodies acted as major subcontractors, so the Cabinet's resignation is only logical. WHAT IF THE CABINET DOESN'T RESIGN? The conflict will escalate. The public will take a much tougher stand, demanding that parliament's resolution to have the Cabinet fired be complied with. The second venue of escalation concerns President Kuchma. The parliament's decision to fire the Cabinet has not been followed by him. WHAT WILL THE OPPOSITION DO? Most likely, parliament will take over the President...
...single simple plan,” Cline said. “But we’re looking on many, many fronts: finding different ways of acquiring materials so we can keep some of our processing costs in balance, we’re looking at tougher negotiations on some vendor contracts, we’re looking for many ways of using the library resources budget as carefully as possible...