Drug diminishes effects of drinking alcohol
(U-WIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Late nights at bars may no longer result in mysteriously scribbled phone numbers, hangover headaches and actions people might regret.
The pharmaceutical company A.D. Pharma Inc. in Satellite Beach announced last week it is distributing a revolutionary herbal drug, Notox, designed to reduce the negative affects of over-intoxication. Company officials said the pills work when taken 30 minutes before drinking and have no side effects.
The drug, which the Food and Drug Administration has classified as an herbal supplement for over-the-counter sale, was created and tested in Shenyang, China.
Pharmacologist Dr. Ying-Jie Chen designed the drug and found it provided relief for the affects of alcohol including impaired motor skills, memory loss, drowsiness and toxicity, according to the company Web site.
Study reveals frequent stalking at U. Pittsburgh
(U-WIRE) PITTSBURGH – A study focusing on stalking behavior at the University of Pittsburgh showed that 3 percent of men and 5 percent of women admitted to forcing sex on somebody. The statistic was brought to light during a lecture given by Irene Frieze, a psychologist who has conducted research about stalking on the university’s campus.
The study, comprised of 197 female and 44 male beginning psychology students at the university, asked for people who had been rejected by a love interest, or rejected a person interested in them.
The questions in the survey mimicked the exact legal definition of stalking by asking questions such as, “Do you spy on them?” and “Do you ever try to scare them?”
When asked if a person has ever followed somebody home, 26 percent of men and 24 percent of women said they had.
Law professors call war on Iraq illegal
(U-WIRE) LOS ANGELES – More than 250 professors from 73 law schools across the nation signed a statement condemning the Bush administration’s push to declare war on Iraq.
The Law Professors for the Rule of Law, an association of professors in American law schools, wrote the statement, which deems an attack without the United Nations’ approval a violation of U.S. treaty obligations and international law.
The professors sent the statement to the Senate Leadership and Foreign Relations Committee, as debate towards future action against Iraq continues in the nation’s capital.
Harvard denies ties to oil firm were improper
(U-WIRE) CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In the wake of a scathing report released Wednesday, Harvard University denied that a partnership it formed in 1990 with a company then-directed by President George W. Bush was inappropriate.
An investigative group called HarvardWatch released the report, based on public documents obtained from the Securities and Exchange Commission. It stated the University’s endowment management company formed a partnership with the Harken Energy Corporation in order to hide some of the liabilities of the Texas-based oil firm and keep to them solvent.
The partnership “was controlled by and transparent only to Harken insiders, and likely was used to artificially brighten the company’s business prospects,” the report said.
HarvardWatch, a group of students and alumni devoted to investigating the university, likened Harvard’s dealings with Harken to the partnerships Enron entered into to inflate its profits by millions of dollars. The discovery of those partnerships lead to Enron’s collapse last year.
