Babies spit up. In years past, parents dealt with this fact of nature by holding infants upright and covering the furniture with spit-up cloths. But in recent years, pediatricians increasingly have prescribed acid-suppressing drugs like Prilosec and Zantac for babies with reflux. The only problem: There's no evidence that the drugs help reduce spit-up.
Babies spit up. In years past, parents dealt with this fact of nature by holding infants upright and covering the furniture with spit-up cloths. But in recent years, pediatricians increasingly have prescribed acid-suppressing drugs like Prilosec and Zantac for babies with reflux. The only problem: There's no evidence that the drugs help reduce spit-up.
A group of Washington University in St. Louis freshmen figured out a way to avoid the wait for spring rush. The students started their own Greek club, called a "frority" because it includes both men and women. Tau Sigma already has five "brothers" and 37 pledges this year, the Student Life reports.
AP - Under election-year pressure to change course in Iraq, the Bush administration said Monday there are no plans for dramatic shifts in policy or for ultimatums to Baghdad to force progress.
AP - A U.S. soldier in Baghdad was reported missing late Monday, and residents said American forces sealed the central Karadah district and were conducting door-to-door searches. Other reports claimed he was an Army translator of Iraqi descent and was abducted.
AP - Sen. Joe Lieberman sat between his Democratic and Republican rivals in Monday's final Connecticut Senate debate and got it from both sides as well as from hecklers.
A search is under way for a U.S. soldier who went missing in Iraq on Monday evening, amid fears the soldier might have been kidnapped. As part of the search, U.S. forces raided the HQ of Al-Furat TV and briefly seized some weapons, according to CNN correspondent John Roberts, who was embedded with troops conducting the search.
Former CEO Jeffrey Skilling was sentenced to 24 years in jail Monday for his role in the fraud that brought down Enron. His wife sobbed, as victims of the company's collapse watched the sentencing stone-faced. "If it had been me, I would have given him more time," said Charles Prestwood, who lost $1.3 million when Enron collapsed.