The most common forms of CAM include acupuncture, homeopathic remedies, herbal medicines, and yoga. This increased use of CAM seems to be based on distrust of conventional and scientific-based medicine, bad experiences with physicians, and/or belief that CAM is safe, natural, and without side effects. So, let’s explore some these therapies. Acupuncture Acupuncture is a part of traditional Chinese medicine and used for many chronic diseases, including allergic rhinitis and asthma....

Both Jozy Altidore and Sacha Kljestan were sent off at halftime of the second-leg encounter after a fight occurred between the two in the tunnel. Both players had gotten into it in the first half, with Kljestan delivering a shove to Altidore and the big striker appearing to make the most of it, falling to the ground. Both players received yellow cards for the incident. It did not end there, however....

For those who’ve seen the light, Christina Barton, a London immune-system wizard, uses pulsing lights and a magnetic-resonance mat—developed for cosmonauts returning to Earth—to simulate several hours of deep sleep (from $200; www.chrisbar.com). For a quick fix, book a stint in a futuristic flotation tank in London, where buoyant Epsom salts create a weightless, stress-free environment and give an instant energy lift ($100 an hour; float.co.uk). At the Golf Hotel’s Mayr Clinic beside Lake Worth, Austria, a team of draconian doctors practices tough love with a selection of homeopathic pills designed to purge the body of holiday toxins ($2,386 per week; golfhotel....

Disaster scenario for the 21st century? No, historical footnote. This happened 50 years ago. There was a global-warming scare in the 1930s. Then, as now, temperatures rose for several years running. Then, as now, scientists speculated that artificial carbon dioxide was the culprit; that the future could only be hotter. Immediately it got cold. From 1940 through the 1970s global temperatures declined, hitting bottom during the frigid winter of 1976-77....

Asked what her fifth and sixth grade pupils learn about George Washington, a teacher says: ““That he was the first president, that he was a slave owner, that he was rich – not much.’’ She does teach about another white male: Eli Whitney. She says her pupils ““know that he stole his invention from a woman who didn’t patent it.’’ How does the teacher know this? ““Another teacher told me....

Creed’s idea was to promote sportsmanship across the world. But in the early 1900’s the exhortation to play fairly was badly needed in this country, too. Betting scandals plagued baseball, culminating with the spectacular Black Sox affair in 1919, in which eight Chicago players were banned for throwing the World Series. Ivy League football was so boorish that Teddy Roosevelt held White House meetings about the rough play. (His reform efforts eventually led to the establishment of the NCAA....

A week later federal investigators are still trying to piece together what went wrong. Only one engine survived the impact intact, and the scattered remains of the victims–now undergoing tests–may be too damaged to yield useful clues. For now, the best theory is that the plane suffered a sudden loss of cabin pressure, suffocating the crew and passengers and exposing them to icy minus-70-degree air. The Air Force, which dispatched the F-16s to monitor the Learjet, said the small craft’s windshield was frosted over....

A blessed change has come over me. Events of recent months have revealed to me that I have been laboring as a university professor for more than 20 years under a misguided theory of teaching. I humbly regret that during all those years I have caused distress and inconvenience to thousands of students while providing some amusement to my more practical colleagues. Enlightenment came to me in a sublime moment of clarity while I was being verbally attacked by a student whose paper I had just proved to have been plagiarized from “The Norton Anthology of English Literature....

“The Acts of the Apostles.” The flames lit on their little heads and bravely and dangerously went they onward. “The Folksinger’s Wordbook” by Irwin Silber. Hymns, blues, murder ballads, miners’ laments—the whole culture. “The Portable Steinbeck” by John Steinbeck. The first book I bought with my own money; I read it over and over. “The Journals of John Cheever.” It may be the finest prose work by an American writer....

An Important Book you haven’t read: “The Man Without Qualities” by Robert Musil. It’s still in plastic, in a beautiful box set. I feel so bad about it; what can I say? I’ll get there eventually. A book you want your kids to read: “Little House on the Prairie.” I really want them to love the Laura Ingalls Wilder books, because they were important to me, but I’m worried they won’t because they’re boys....

In England, where it was published last year, ““Harry’’ has been a hit, selling a whopping 150,000 copies and winning a British Book Award and a Smarties Prize, sort of a Booker Prize for children’s literature. (Adults as well as kids have taken to the book. Rowling’s British publisher recently issued a second edition with a more grown-up cover, so older readers wouldn’t be embarrassed to carry ““Harry.’’) The American rights to the book were purchased by Scholastic Books for more than $100,000, the most ever paid for a first-time author’s children’s book....

Boorda, 56, clearly wanted to be seen as such a leader. His pride was a source of his immense drive and strength. Somehow, tragically, it may also have been the source of his undoing. He apparently could not tolerate the idea that his own example might dishonor the service that had been his life since he was 16. He so identified with the uniform he wore – and with the decorations on his chest – that in the end, he was apparently unable to separate his real self from his naval persona....

Few warriors have marched so quickly into American mythology as Stormin’ Norman Schwarzkopf. In an age strapped for military role models, he emerged from the gulf war as an unambiguous hero, a glowering mountain of a man blending brains, bravery and compassion. His down-to-earth manner and moral authority stood in pointed contrast to the frosty imperiousness of Gen. William Westmoreland or the self-righteous equivocation of Lt. Col. Oliver North. By orchestrating victory in the gulf, he freed Americans from the painful legacy of Vietnam and gave the military a luster it hasn’t enjoyed since World War II....

VEGH: It’s a hard beginning. But it gives us an opportunity to show Hungary’s credibility and to show that Hungary is not only a consumer but also a producer of security in this region. And it gives us more of an opportunity to reach intermediate goals with NATO, learning by doing, a great opportunity to study NATO procedures in a real way. Yes, it is. We have to remember that we are a new NATO member and at the same time a neighbor of Yugoslavia....

The growing ties between Iran and Sudan have put their neighbors on edge, and Washington on alert. Days before Rafsanjani’s visit, the U.S. State Department threatened Sudanese officials with “grave consequences” if an act of terrorism were traced to Khartoum. Until 1985, when pro-Western Jaafar Nimeiry was overthrown while visiting America, Sudan was a sometime U.S. ally. Racked by eight years of civil war, it has suffered famine and near economic collapse....

TB spreads on airborne droplets. Anyone sharing a poorly ventilated space with a coughing sufferer can contract the culpable microbe (Mycobacterium tuberculosis). Only a small fraction of those infected develop active TB, since the body’s defenses keep the bug in check. But when the immune system is compromised by age, illness or immune-suppressing drugs, the germ starts to multiply. And as that happens, the body attacks it with enzymes that are toxic to the lungs and other organs....

Basketball “bubble” jokes aside, Los Angeles deserves to raise the Larry O’Brien trophy without any asterisks attached. The Lakers dominated their opponents behind consistent greatness from LeBron James and Anthony Davis. There was immediate buy-in on coach Frank Vogel’s plan to be a physical, defensive-minded group. Despite concerns about the supporting cast, they showed this roster was, as The Athletic’s John Hollinger put it, top-heavy but not bottom-light. But here’s the thing that should really worry the rest of the league: This Lakers team, the one that just went 16-5 in the playoffs on its way to the title, could be even better next season....

The toughest decision any president makes is when he has to send somebody’s kid into harm’s way. There were huge pressures in the run-up to Desert Storm. People were talking about body bags; senators were arguing we should let sanctions work, saying, “Mr. President, do not do this. Do not send these young men to their deaths.” And they believed it. So it’s tough. Once, in December 1990, the presiding bishop of my church, the Episcopal Church, Ed Browning, was picketing outside the White House....

The danger is not that revived Taliban forces will defeat NATO or U.S. forces on the battlefield; there is no chance of that. But if the Taliban’s resurgence and Afghans’ economic misery are not ended, a government capable of surviving if Western troops withdraw will never emerge in Afghanistan. And that means that the West will have to fight in Afghanistan indefinitely. Is that something the U.S. electorate will tolerate?...

But Fulbright made an even larger contribution – one that is rarely recognized, in part because the consequences of it have not always been favorable. When Fulbright came to the Senate in 1945 (after serving as president of the University of Arkansas), the United States had just won World War II. Confidence in the American government was at an all-time high. If a government official said something, the assumption was that it was true....