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The active ingredient in catuaba is believed to be alkaloids dubbed catuabines. Alkaloids are organic compounds from plants, some of which have psychoactive effects. Examples include caffeine, morphine, strychnine, and nicotine. In the United States, catuaba is mainly sold as a dietary supplement in capsule, extract, and powder forms. What Is Catuaba Used For? Catuaba is mainly known for its aphrodisiac properties but is also believed by some to treat or prevent a wide range of unrelated medical conditions, including:...

Here Sierra Leone seems to defeat all who touch it. A missionary couple spends 20 perilous years in the bush, only to end up without real friends. British specialists assigned to remake the nation’s military and police confess their disillusionment. “There’s no way to train these people in six months or three years or five,” one says. A South African mercenary tells how he’s hooked on combat, and touts the “social life”–a beautiful local wife and a girlfriend, plus another wife back home....

— Seriously, let’s just have an investigation into the Patriots each and every day. Hey, some of them actually find the Pats guilty. Others, like the Jets’ cry for a locker search, smack of paranoia. The Patriots beat opponents on the field. The opponents beat themselves in fear of what evil lurks in the mind of the hoodied man. The big giant hood (Getty Images) — Hey, didn’t you used to be Nebraska?...

While symptoms of constipation alone is not always a clear indication for a call to the doctor, severe or new-onset constipation, rectal bleeding, severe abdominal pain and/or other acute symptoms should prompt a doctor’s visit. Also, more chronic constipation might need a formal diagnosis and treatment by a physician. Read on to find out more about what may cause constipation, as well as how it is diagnosed and treated....

Common Causes There are many possible causes of hair loss in children, broadly categorized by infection, physical causes, autoimmune causes, and reactive causes. Infections Ringworm of the scalp (tinea capitis) is one of the more common causes of hair loss but is often easy to recognize because of the association scalp findings, including a red circular lesion, hair loss, and a scaly border that may be itchy. Scalp ringworm symptoms can often be subtle, with minimal scaling or itching and no broken hairs despite the hair loss....

“The main focus is me,” Wall said after practice Monday, via the Washington Post. “Until I start playing better, we’re not going to do well. It’s as simple as that.” MORE: Five bold predictions for Warriors | Mayweather sits courtside for Jimmer time Wall put his words to action Tuesday, helping the Wizards end a four-game losing streak with a 97-85 win over the Cavaliers. It was Cleveland’s first home loss of the season, and it took a brilliant game from Wall to make it happen....

PSG had twice trailed in Le Classique and then saw Neymar sent off, before Cavani stepped up to secure a share of the spoils with a stunning stoppage-time free-kick. After a hectic game at the crackling Stade Velodrome, Cavani called for his side to keep working hard and improving as they look to regain the Ligue 1 crown they lost to Monaco last season. “It was an important goal because the match was approaching the end,” he told Canal+....

MORE: Raptors still can’t solve LeBron, setting tone for uncertain future From The Athletic’s Jason Lloyd: Lloyd reports that Cavs general manager Koby Altman intends to meet with the 25-year-old to discuss why he refused to go into the game. “A number of veterans huddled around him during the timeout and tried talking sense into him, but Hood still refused to go, so Jose Calderon subbed into the game instead....

For what he offers on the court, Thompson should be paid like a middling forward with solid size. The Cavaliers presented Thompson with a four-year, $52 million contract and he declined it, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports. MORE: Lue calls timeouts behind Blatt’s back | James ‘protecting’ coach with shove | Cavs predictions Thompson is unlikely to pull in similar offers on the restricted free-agent market, but Klutch Sports could use James’ one-year deal as leverage at the negotiating table, Wojnarowski noted....

The Cavaliers acquired Luol Deng from the Chicago Bulls late Monday night for Bynum and three future draft picks, beating the deadline to guarantee his full contract for the season. Along with Bynum, who had recently been suspended indefinitely by the Cavaliers for conduct detrimental to the team, the Cavaliers also sent the Bulls a first-round pick, two second-rounders, and gave Chicago the right to swap first-round choices in 2015 if the Cavs are not in the lottery....

Sabathia went on an absolute tirade against the White Sox manager in a recent episode of the R2C2 podcast he hosts with Ryan Ruocco (WARNING: That link contains NSFW language). The former Yankees starter called La Russa “out of touch” and criticized his handling of Yermin Mercedes’ decision to swing at 3-0 pitch in a blowout Chicago win. MORE: La Russa gets unlikely endorsement from Smash Mouth Put a 10-run rule up there if y’all don’t wanna see people get embarrassed, and you don’t wanna see position players pitch, and people swing on 3-0 pitches and all that s— then make it a 10-run rule so the f—ing game will be over and you don’t have these stupid-ass unwritten rules....

The Theory of CCSVI Dr. Paolo Zamboni of Ferrara, Italy and his team suggest that blockages and narrowing of some of the veins that drain blood from the brain and spinal cord back to the heart can lead to the nerve damage seen in MS. The resulting iron deposits and autoimmune activity, they say, contribute to MS lesion formation. In proposing that MS may be caused by CCSVI, they point to their studies, which show altered venous flow in people who have MS in comparison to people who do not have MS....

Under the revised rules, a distance of 3 feet between children will now be sufficient for all elementary schools and many middle and high schools—which will allow more students to be inside classrooms. The change comes amid a massive campaign from lawmakers, school districts and parents to get kids back in the classroom after a year of largely remote learning because of the coronavirus pandemic. “CDC is committed to leading with science and updating our guidance as new evidence emerges,” the agency’s director, Rochelle Walensky, said Friday in a statement....

Elderly people or those with severe chronic medical conditions, such as heart or lung disease or diabetes, are at a higher risk of experiencing a more serious COVID-19 illness. Even so, there are steps you can take now to prepare and to protect yourself and others if you do become unwell. How to protect yourself and others To protect yourself and others from contracting the coronavirus, stay home when you are sick and avoid crowds....

“Previously, the CDC defined a close contact as someone who spent 15 minutes or more within six feet of someone contagious with COVID-19,” Leann Poston, MD, MBD, MEd, a physician with Invigor Medical, a men’s health clinic based in Washington State, tells Verywell. “This was an arbitrary definition that was put in place to have a benchmark to work with when contact tracing.” But the CDC updated its guidance after reviewing footage of a corrections officer in Vermont who came in contact with an infected inmate over multiple short periods of time but was never in prolonged contract with the inmate, according to the report....

NEWSWEEK: One in 150 is higher than the 1-in-166 estimate the CDC has used for the past few years. Are you saying autism rates have gone up? Marshalyn Yeargin-Allsopp: No. For several years on the CDC Web site we have said the rate of autism is 2 to 6 per 1,000. That number was determined from a review of all the existing studies using different methods all around the world....

The DR Congo international who completed an African record move to the Workers’ Stadium outfit earlier this month, wasted no time in proving his worth with a match-winning impact in Sunday’s league encounter. The 26-year-old was made to endure a disappointing debut which saw his side bow 3-0 to Shandong Luneng in their league opener. Wei Shihao gave the Imperial Guards’ a perfect start at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center with his 22th minute goal....

Party-line feminists have hated Roth for years, and “Sabbath’s Theater” was surely written, in part, to get their goat. Sabbath’s mistress, Drenka, an appetitive East European amalgam of Mrs. Mala-prop and the Venus of Willendorf, is only too happy to be peed upon if she can reciprocate. It’s possible to savor Drenka’s very cartoonishness, but over the long haul she’s as wearisome as Sabbath’s boiler-plate rants against P.C. and 12-step programs....

Wishful thinking? Perhaps. But Esser and Gent are already delivering great value of another sort. On this merger-mad continent gone wild for wireless, their takeover fight is just about the best show going. It’s got high stakes: the stock Gent is offering for Mannesmann is now worth $160 billion. Most of all, it’s got that human touch: embarrassment in a British court, careless remarks at a cricket match, political meddling, a tit-for-tat advertising war featuring babies and moms and a whole lot of argument and disputation....

Strikes from Scott Sinclair, Moussa Dembele and Olivier Ntcham - plus an own goal - gave the Hoops a comfortable victory in Perth, in which every one of their outfield players aside from Scott Brown had a shot at goal. Celtic +3 23/20 at PSG The Parkhead side have broken their own mark, which stood at 62 games, that was achieved when Tom O’Malley’s side enjoyed an undefeated run that began in 1915 and only ended in November 1917....