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"This manual provides basic information about various polygamous communities that will assist human services professionals, law enforcement officers and others in helping victims from these communities. The Primer will be updated regularly to reflect modifications in the law and changes in each organization's beliefs and practices."The focus is on Mormon fundamentalist communities. Includes links to resources and state laws in Utah and Arizona. From Utah's Office of the Attorney General. [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Bullying Among Sixth Graders A DailyOccurrence, UCLA Study Finds
Nearly half the sixth graders in two Los Angeles-area public schools say they were bullied by classmates during a five-day period, UCLA researchers report in the first study to examine daily school harassment and the first to examine the effects of witnessing other students being bullied. Identifying Variation In The U.S. Bovine Prion Gene
Do genes affect bovine spongiform encephalopathy--also known as BSE, or "mad cow"disease? Are some cattle more susceptible than others? To address these and other questions, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Neb., have sequenced the bovine prion gene (PRNP) in 192 cattle that represent 16 beef and five dairy breeds common in the United States. Study Shows Acrylamide In Baked And Fried Foods Does Not Increase Risk
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, have found no association between acrylamide intake in foods and risk of breast cancer among Swedish women. The findings appear in the March 16, 2005 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Rants 'n' Raves: Monitor Me
Readers debate the government's right to conduct surveillance and call for more positive movie reviews. Molecular Fingerprint Of Breast-cancer Drug Resistance Can Predict Res
There is a new way of predicting which patients will respond well to treatment with a common chemotherapy drug used in breast cancer. Researchers have identified two genes that could identify which cells would be resistant and which would respond to docetaxel. Study Finds Prostate Cancer In 25% Of High-risk Men With 'Normal' PSA
Men at high risk of developing prostate cancer should undergo aggressive screening for the disease. That is the recommendation following a Fox Chase Cancer Center study of 520 men at high-risk of developing prostate cancer in which 25 percent were diagnosed with the disease despite having a low PSA. Record Ozone Loss During 2006 Over South Pole
Ozone measurements made by ESA's Envisat satellite have revealed the ozone loss of 40 million tons on 2 October 2006 has exceeded the record ozone loss of about 39 million tons for 2000.
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