31.   Requiring single mothers to work as a condition of receiving cash assistance did not hurt their children, as many people had feared, the study said.

32.   Singletary said ongoing studies, and some on the drawing board, will provide more data.

33.   Smick and others said Bible studies and prayer groups provide a needed antidote to such corporate values as rampant ambition, cut-throat competition, and greed.

34.   Surging sales by foreign subsidiaries should rise even further next year as governments demolish remaining barriers in recognition of the benefits of hosting multinationals, the study said.

35.   That apparent gender difference has major implications for smoking prevention efforts, says the study in the current issue of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

36.   The agency said studies on the health and ecological effects on the mid-and lower Hudson River will be released later this year.

37.   The collapse of fish populations is occurring, said the study, because the population of fish that people eat continues to decrease while commercial fishing continues to rise.

38.   The commonly used steroid nasal sprays for allergies were not associated with any risk to the eye, says the study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

39.   The company said two studies showed no increased risk of heart valve disorders for patients taking Meridia compared to those on placebo.

40.   The group cited scientists who said animal studies and some human studies that have suggested a link between the sweetener and cancer are enough to cause concern.