Connecting the Dots for Tuesday, November 8
A federal judge has blocked the government from requiring tobacco companies to adorn their labels with disturbing images of diseased organs. Though congress authorized the requirement in 2009, the judge rules that the visual health warnings violate the companies' 1st Amendment rights by forcing them to display specific images...
Speaking of health, a national study of 72,000 teens between the ages of 12 and 17 found that Native American, Latino and white adolescents have the highest rates of drug usage and abuse...
Have any opinion about these issues? Well, it's time to hit the polls! Bay Area citizens will vote to determine the fate of two dozen tax and bond measures – and San Franciscans will pick a new mayor. Still unsure about who to pick? Check out our interviews with all 16 candidates...
The current political system doesn't satisfy everyone. The general strike may be over, but Occupy Oakland has a new focus: foreclosed buildings...
Last week, the Occupy protests got heavy with police involvement. A video clip shot by an Occupy protestor is raising questions about whether the use of force by the police was a bit too harsh...
One thing the occupiers are upset about is widespread poverty. The government has developed a new way of counting the poor, and so now another 2.5 million Americans qualify, bringing a grand total of nearly 50 million poor people in the country...
Schools with tight budgets may opt for corporate sponsorship, but experts say commercialism in schools can hurt students' critical thinking skills.
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Want to know how to lose belly fat fast? After six months the men on human growth hormone lost 13 percent of their belly fat and gained 4 percent more lean body mass--precisely the kind of body composition changes that sparked all the excitement in 1990, after the first such study. Papadakis was hoping that those changes would make the men stronger and fitter. No such luck: The men on HGH showed no gains in strength or endurance, and none of the improvement in mental sharpness that earlier volunteers--who knew they were taking HGH--had reported. Worse, during the course of the study, about a third of the men had to have their dosage reduced because of side effects such as sore joints and puffy ankles. "We had a couple of men who wanted to keep taking the stuff," Papadakis says, "but most were thrilled when the study was finally over." Papadakis says that higher doses of the hormone might do more to slow some of the changes associated with aging--but they would probably create more side effects as well. Of course, people who want to feel vital and younger as they age have an option besides paying $12,000 a year for HGH injections. "You can do a lot more to improve your strength and endurance," Papadakis says, "through an exercise program."