Asthma wisdom now found to be wrong: “Medical guidelines on dealing with asthma attacks may have to be rewritten after researchers discovered that doubling a person’s medication does not help and could be dangerous. Queensland researchers tested the common medical practice of doubling an asthmatic’s preventative medication during an attack and found in most...
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CLINTON STILL GRANDSTANDING Bill Clinton has managed to persuade the giants of the U.S. beverage industry to agree to take an active part in the fight against childhood obesity. Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Cadbury Schweppes and the American Beverage Association, the country’s top drinks distributors, have opted into the program and have promised to reduce the...
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CIA Director Porter Goss Quits; Empty Suits and Political Hacks Remain
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by Jim Kouri, CPP In a surprise move, CIA Director Porter Goss resigned on Friday amid controversy and leak investigations. Making the announcement from the Oval Office, Bush called Goss’ tenure one of transition. “He has led ably,” Bush said, Goss at his side. “He has a five-year plan to increase the analysts and...
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Brookes News Update Is free trade destroying manufacturing and exporting jobs?: The trade account deficit and the movement of manufacturers to other countries has been blamed on free trade. But the picture is far more complicated than it looks Minimum wages and capital accumulation: lefty economists fail again: The Liberal Party’s labour reform legislation...
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Brookes News Update Is free trade destroying manufacturing and exporting jobs?: The trade account deficit and the movement of manufacturers to other countries has been blamed on free trade. But the picture is far more complicated than it looks Minimum wages and capital accumulation: lefty economists fail again: The Liberal Party’s labour reform legislation...
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The Linux Desktop Pocket Guide is a valuable resource for new users to the Linux world. Almost everyone has heard of Linux and recognizes it as the �next big thing�. However, many people are taken aback at the shear number of Linux distributions. The advantage of Windows is that there is only one company...
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Today is Cinco de Mayo, which is the Mexican holiday celebrating 1862′s Battle of Puebla, when the Mexican militia defeated the French army. True, an entire holiday celebrating the time you defeated France is kind of like officially honoring the anniversary of the day you beat the crap out of Gary Coleman, but nonetheless, happy Cinco...
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As I keep trying to explain to patients, drug counterfeiting is increasing tremedously in its popularity. And, the liklihood of encountering fake medications is increased when one is buying their medications from a pharmacy outside of the United States. For example, I recently saw a patient who was travelling in India for several months....
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Will wonders never cease? There’s been another Kennedy crack-up, this time involving prescription drugs, sleeping pills, a Ford Mustang and a Capitol Hill street barrier at 2:45 in the morning. Amazing how fate continues to orchestrate such unpropitious events for this simultaneously blessed and accursed family. This time it was Rep. Patrick Kennedy, son...
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The old axioms are true. In some cases, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, and in others, the Chivas doesn’t flow far from the Regal. Yes, another Kennedy did something stupid. So busy is the Kennedy clan looking out for the “working man” that they, in fits of unselfishness, forget to look out for themselves....
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If I was their PR man, I’d take a different approach. Many immigrants, millions of them not here legally, appear to loathe America as much as America’s left does. Why else would they parade the Mexican flag, boycott American products and decry American capitalism – all while demanding their rights? The truth is most...
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The problem with Google is that it does not seem to advertise all of its tools, or for that matter, all the functions within their tools. For instance, did you know that you could search for Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) with Google as see the auto history? Google: The Missing Manual provides an essential...
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President Bush yesterday called on the nation to return to its roots of faith and prayer, asking all Americans to “humbly recognize our continued dependence on divine Providence.” “America is a nation of prayer. It’s impossible to tell the story of our nation without telling the story of people who pray,” the president said...
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From The “Things Only The Richest Man In The World Can Say” File: I wish I wasn’t the world’s richest man. Mr. Gates, I know an awful lot of people who would be more than happy to help you shed the title. We’re here if you need us and will provide you with mailing addresses, or,...
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According to this Associated Press piece, doctors are starting to rebel against managed care plans and refusing to participate in them. While it’s still not a huge number, it’s understandable why this is happening. The proportion of physicians who don’t participate in managed care plans is rising in a development that may signal a...
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