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The department has stocked up on pepper spray and smoke bombs and has given additional riot training to 45 officers, alarming many Hartford residents, tensely awaiting a prosecutor's decision about whether to charge a white officer who fatally shot a black 14-year-old in the back.
Another Times story added that "fears have been heightened by what looks like an American renunciation of any controls over its huge nuclear arsenal," and "the appearance that Americans are moving away from international agreements and responsibilities can also be alarming."
It warned that the rise of Jörg Haider, leader of the Freedom Party, is no less alarming because he may not be a neo-Nazi.
The questionnaires also revealed, JAMA says, that an alarming number of physicians had administered fatal doses of painkillers to "fully competent" patients without their approval.
Indeed, since tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) is known to suppress hepatic apoptosis [ 9 ] , a function which is considered a safeguard mechanism against neoplasia [ 10 11 ] , the reported ability of RU486 to elevate hepatic TNFα production in vivo and to enhance cell sensitivity to its toxic effects is alarming [ 12 ] . Glucocorticoids also inhibit hepatocellular proliferation [ 13 14 15 ] and modulate the expression of oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes [ 11 ] , via mechanisms involving the glucocorticoid receptor [ 16 17 18 ] , further supporting the notion that inhibiting these receptors may result in harmful effects.