No Quagmires. President Ronald Reaganâs âsecretâ war against the Nicaraguan Contras was secret precisely because he was afraid the American public would no longer support him after Vietnam, writes Harvard political scientist Richard Sobel in his book The Impact of Public Opinion on U.S. Foreign Policy Since Vietnam..
Saliva testing is a diagnostic technique that involves laboratory analysis of saliva to identify markers of endocrine, immunologic, inflammatory, infectious, and other types of conditions.s with other diagnostic testing methods, one drawback of saliva testing is the variability that exists among diagnostic devices and laboratory analysis techniques, especially for measuring hormones.
Wong said the test also holds promise for diagnosing Type 2 diabetes, gastric cancer and other diseases. âIf you donât look in saliva, you may miss important indicators of disease,â Wong said. âThere seems to be treasure in saliva, which will surprise people.â.