Like its sibling, stress is an economic, medical and social problem of epidemic proportion and is making us emotionally depleted, physically sick, and, incidentally, fatter.

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Although restrictions have been easing for years, the proportion of problem gamblers in Britain has barely changed since 1999, the survey holds, and, at about 0.6% of adults, it is lower than in more puritanical America.

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Internet infringement certainly could cause some harm to some companies, but it is critical to understand the size and scope of the problem before applying prescriptions that cause unnecessary, out of proportion collateral damage to other industries and the Internet.

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