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Legal experts say it's still unclear whether colleges can be held liable for failing to help students like Anita Rutnam. A key issue is whether school administrations are expected to act in loco parentis. Unlike a parent-child relationship, "there is no special relationship between university officials and a student that imposes duty [to protect students]," contends Jerry Meek, a Dallas-based malpractice lawyer. Without proving that such a duty to students exists, it will be difficult for any plaintiff to claim successfully that it was breached...
Whether such an anti-Parkinson's potion is really so close at hand is unclear, but scientists are not waiting to find out. Other possible treatments under study include boosting antioxidants, which would protect brain cells from free radicals, highly reactive molecules that are by-products of oxidation; and blocking the body's production of compounds called excitatory amino acids, which can cause neuron damage. It's hard to say which, if any, of these treatments will succeed, but with science closing in from so many directions, it's possible that for the first time, Parkinson's disease may find...
...CANCER Researchers were pleased to find that a diet rich in fruits and veggies reduced the risk--at least in women--of the No. 1 cancer killer in the U.S. Apples, pears, cauliflower and grapefruit were particularly active against the incidence of lung cancer for reasons that are still unclear (although scientists suspect carotenoids may be powerful anticarcinogens). But the bottom line is that no quantity of cabbages and citrus fruit can outweigh the benefits of not smoking...
...repair the damage, and a kind of internal scab is formed. Years go by, and the scab develops into a fatty deposit, filled with cholesterol, proteins and bits of cellular detritus. Sometimes the plaque is quite stable, and nothing much happens. Other times, for reasons that are still unclear, it becomes inflamed and prone to rupture. If the plaque breaks open, a clot forms, choking off the supply of blood. If the interruption lasts long enough, a heart attack ensues...
...Mark Miller: Current labor law says if you compensate someone more than $1,000, there is an employment relationship, and you are required to fill out the requisite tax forms. It's unclear exactly how much Chavez gave Mercato - so we don't know if the limit was crossed...