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Women suffering from pregnancy hypertension may be advised not to take some or all of the five classes of drugs, although the doctor must weigh the risks of the medication against the risks of hypertension. In moderate cases, proper diet and exercise may be the best prescription until after the birth, when blood pressure will settle back to whatever its natural level will be and the need for drugs can be looked at again...
Such cutbacks make sense, says Tim Kasser, a professor of psychology at Knox College in Illinois, who studies materialism and values. For a 2002 paper titled "What Makes for a Merry Christmas?" Kasser interviewed 117 people in Illinois, asking them to weigh eight factors in their holiday experience. "Being close to family and friends" was measured against "practicing my religion," "helping others in need" and "eating and/or drinking well." The two factors most closely tied to holiday happiness: family and religion. The two factors most closely linked to dissatisfaction? Giving and receiving gifts...
...century Roman reference to "Jesus, the so-called Christ," a "wise man" who "won over many of the Jews and also many of the Greeks," and who is described as crucified in accounts from the next century. Beyond such testimony, there are literary tools used to weigh plausibility. Were the Christian narratives written close after the events? Were there many talkative eyewitnesses? Do they agree? The details of Jesus' birth--in a humble place attended by only a few--are ill suited to the first two criteria. Mark and John do not tell about the Nativity at all. And despite...
...have no doubt that if the Election Commission tried to regulate candidate claims, Adomanis would instead vilify it for taking the role of “ultimate arbiter of truth.” I contend that it is the role of the media and voters to analyze and weigh the claims and promises of the candidates. If the candidates’ far-fetched or unlikely claims are not being publicly debunked to Adomanis’s satisfaction, he ought look no further for blame than his own organization, The Crimson...
...taking high doses of the vitamin (400 international units or more) may actually increase overall mortality and should be avoided. Be advised, though, that this will surely not be the last word on the topic. Expect other researchers, as well as the vitamin industry, to dispute the findings and weigh in with their studies. Feel any better...