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Apart from devastating epidemics [ 1 2 ] the milder endemic parasites can also play a major role in population regulation [ 3 4 ] . Parasites have many other ecological implications in phenomena such as parasite mediated host competition [ 5 ] , sex and sexual selection [ 6 7 8 9 10 ] social behaviour including xenophobia and sexual fidelity [ 11 ] , foraging strategies [ 12 13 ] and predator prey dynamics [ 14 15 ] .
The devastating and untreatable effects of senility and of these two types of dementia excite horror and pity.
Kuwait's Communications, Electricity, and Water Minister Jassem Al-Oun was reported Thursday in the Kuwait Times as predicting that "a military confrontation [with Iraq] will ultimately take place which will have devastating effects in the region and tragic consequences for the Iraqi people."
Much of the building here dates from the time of the Roman Empire — a devastating fire destroyed the earlier temples to Zeus and Poseidon.
New treatments are being developed to improve glycemic control in those with diabetes with the goal of preventing or delaying some of the devastating complications associated with the disease.