Nicotine patches may ease ulcerative colitis symptoms
A Welsh study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that nicotine patches relieved ulcerative colitis symptoms in about half of 72 participants over six weeks. Skeptics cite small sample size and possible placebo effects, and editors urge replication before routine use.
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China Nuclear Force Estimated At 450 Weapons
A new book funded by the Natural Resources Defense Council estimates China owns about 450 nuclear weapons with a modernizing but not expanding force. It also says Britain about 200–300 weapons, France around 465, and the United States and Russia far exceed all three, with roughly 10,500 and 15,000 active warheads respectively.
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