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...inspectors that their job is to collect data, period." But the team members know that peace is at stake. Says Jacques Baute, a French former physics professor and weapons expert who is now the chief nuclear inspector: "We have to be more accurate than ever. Every single report will trigger consequences." --By Sean Gregory, with reporting by Andrew Purvis/Vienna
...means Iraq also has to report on thousands of so-called dual-use facilities such as paint factories, pesticide plants, hospitals and distilleries, which could conceivably be involved in making weapons, along with material-procurement networks and import lists. U.S. officials say a misleading or incomplete report will not trigger instant military action, since they want inspections to go on to document a convincing pattern of misbehavior before they act against Iraq...
...interplay of mechanical and biochemical factors is at work. Strong, healthy bones can support a heavier load. They also tend to replace old bone cells with new bone cells at a pretty fast clip. But somehow the biochemical signals that are responsible for the bone's increasing turnover rate trigger even greater damage to the cartilage...
...seem to experience inflammation; for them, over-the-counter pain killers like acetaminophen (Tylenol) are often all that's necessary to control their symptoms. Things become more complicated when inflammation is involved. Old standbys like aspirin or ibuprofen are pretty good anti-inflammatories, but long-term use can trigger dangerous side effects like internal bleeding. Newer drugs, such as COX-2 inhibitors Vioxx and Celebrex, are safer but no substitute for some of the long-term changes you may need to make...
...associated with the earliest onset and most severe forms of the disease. Yet not all rheumatoid arthritis sufferers have the marker (and vice versa), which makes scientists wonder whether rheumatoid arthritis is really a single disease. Environmental factors may also play a role, although no one knows whether the trigger is a virus, bacteria or something else...