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| Sat, 10 Jun 2006 18:00:00 EST Mortimer B. Zuckerman: Doing what's necessary |
| How great it is that the loathsome Abu Musab Zarqawi is no more. The hope is that this will reduce sectarian violence in Iraq. But we must remember that the odds in counterterrorism are wildly unbalanced: The authorities have to succeed each and every time while the terrorists must get lucky just once. Which is why the war on terrorism is like no conflict America has ever faced before. It's not "scare talk" to imagine a nuclear explosion in an American city. Someone as wise and thoughtful as former Defense Secretary William Perry fears the odds are fifty-fifty. A recent documentary, Nuclear Jihad, showed how Pakistan's renegade scientist A. Q. Khan organized a nuclear Wal-Mart to sell weapons technology to anyone who could pay the price, including, quite possibly, several terrorist organizations. |
| Sat, 10 Jun 2006 18:00:00 EST Get up and get moving; not good at saying (or hearing) no; a second shield against cancer; got asthma? Hear this! |
| Since their bodies don't do it automatically, type 1 diabetics have to carefully control the level of glucose in their blood by watching their diet and taking insulin. Doctors have debated whether to encourage exercise, since physical activity might reduce blood sugar to potentially dangerous levels. But a new study suggests that regular exercise actually helps kids control their blood sugar levels and doesn't put them at undue risk. The study, which appears in the June issue of Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, found that not only did the people who exercised more often have better control, but the girls also lost weight--important, since being overweight worsens diabetes. Coauthor Antje Herbst, a pediatrician at the University of Bonn, says that while she would expect adult type 1 diabetics to see the same results, they may have circulatory or other issues that could make exercise harmful. If you're a type 1 diabetic, check with your doctor about how to incorporate exercise into your life. |
| Sat, 10 Jun 2006 18:00:00 EST The Suite Spot |
| The Spitzer wars; Rx for health |
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