10.21.07
_Anger_ is a form of temporary insanity
_Anger_ is a form of temporary insanity. It is an emotion that is
unbecoming in strong men, for it is a sign of weakness, and the women
who indulge in it frequently can not long keep the respect of others.
Those who become angry lay themselves open to wounds of all kinds, for
they partly lose their mental and physical faculties temporarily. An
angry man is easily vanquished in any contest where ready wit is
necessary. As the saying is, he makes a fool of himself. To be high
strung and quick to lose one”s temper may sound fine in romantic
rubbish, but in real life it is folly, for much more can be accomplished
by being calm.
NPR News - October 21, 2007 An advisory panel recommended to the Food and Drug Administration this week that cold medicines be banned for children under the age of six. Dr. Danny Benjamin, a research professor at Duke University, who is also a practicing …
Newsday - SILVER SPRING, Md. - Government health advisers agreed almost unanimously Friday that over-the-counter cough and cold remedies should not be used by children under age 2, and similarly voted by a wide margin to restrict the drugs for youngsters …
Times of India - Health stories normally concentrate on AIDS epidemics and disease outbreaks. But Foreign Policy looks at the five healthiest nations in the world. Japan has the highest life expectancy. Japanese women live till 86, and men, 79. The secret of their …
Times of India - Short people complain of poorer mental and physical health than those of average height, a study reveals. Danish researchers examined more than 14,000 responses to the 2003 Health Survey for England. Men shorter than 5ft 4in (162cm) and women shorter …
Chicago Tribune - Some folks don’t believe government-run health care will work — even when it already is working. Way back in the 1990s, then-Louisiana Sen. John Breaux was accosted in an airport by an elderly woman who pleaded, “Senator, don’t you dare let the …
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - (October 21, 2007) Area residents had an opportunity Saturday to voice their opinions on a hot-button issue in local, state and national politics health care and how far the government should be involved in providing it. Community members …
FOXSports.com - CHICAGO (AP) - When David Beckham and Cuauhtemoc Blanco meet on the field for the first time in the MLS regular-season finale, a playoff berth will be on the line. The two marquee players of the league’s new designated player rule have certainly had …
Baltimore Sun - What a bummer for the Democrats. Just as their publicity machine was blasting President Bush and the Republicans for refusing to expand a health care program for children, the Senate decided a Democratic plan to spend $1 million on a museum …
Seattle Times - PALM SPRINGS, Calif. For most of the American public, Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt is best defined by his role defending President Bush’s controversial veto of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. Leavitt …
Seattle Times - CHICAGO You eat your veggies, you exercise at least a few times a week, you gave up cigarettes and hormone-replacement pills, and you have a glass of red wine every day, all because you care about your health. But one of these things is not like …