THE SLEAZE crisis gripping Brussels approached meltdown yesterday as a welter of extraordinary allegations and

THE SLEAZE crisis gripping Brussels approached meltdown yesterday, as a welter of extraordinary allegations and a public relations disaster engulfed the European Commission. As claims of corruption, intimidation cronyism and nepotism within the organisation gained new ground, officials struggled to prevent the row from spiralling out of control and inflicting fatal damage on the Commission. For the second time in two days extraordinary allegations broke surface as the whistleblower at the centre of the row went public with allegations that there were threats against him and his family. Unfortunately, the side-effects can include vomiting and diarrhoea.The second drug, Anipryl, is based on the same chemical as a common drug used by humans to combat Parkison's disease. It will be administered to older dogs who shows signs of being confused, nervous, stay awake all night and lose control of their bowels.The FDA said the drug, made by Pfizer, was not a cure but was shown in 69 per cent of test cases to alleviate at least one of the symptoms of cognitive dysfunction syndrome..

According to the FDA, Clomicalm has proved effective in clinical trials in reducing separation anxiety and the household messes that arise from it. Up to 40 per cent of dogs suffer from separation anxiety,according to the FDA. Clomicalm, which is made by a US subsidiary of the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis, will be prescribed for dogs of six months and older. IS YOUR dog depressed and irritable? Are you coming home from a long day in the office to find your carpet chewed or your sofa fouled? Never fear, help may now be at hand: the US Food and Drug Administration has just approved two drugs to combat canine depression, separation anxiety and a doggie brain disease known as cognitive dysfunction syndrome. The first drug is a meat-flavoured pill called Clomicalm, a derivative of the anti-depressant Anafranil, which is used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorders in humans. A spokesman said inmates of the project were subjected to "a challenging experience" and were under pressure from their peers to improve their behaviour..

The Kairos principles were first established in Brazil in 1972 and have been taken up by over 150 medium- security prisons in America. In the Verne prison, in Dorset, the project has brought a new calm to D Wing, which was once so violent inmates referred to it as "Beirut".But, according to a confidential Prison Service report on Kairos-APAC written last month, the claims of organisers that the project dramatically reduces reoffending rates are open to question.The author, the prisons expert Ursula Smartt, warns: "Currently, results are only superficial and it is not clear whether prisoners on the Kairos scheme are only `behaving' in order to `beguile' the Parole Board." Ms Smartt observes that probation officers have been reporting that increasing numbers of prisoners are turning to religion while serving their sentences.She quotes prisoners who have chosen not to go on the Kairos project expressing doubts about the sincerity of some of those who have.One 26-year-old inmate from Wales said: "Half of them who go on there haven't got a religious bone in their body; I'm sure that some of them turn religious for the time they're inside and when they're out they'll just revert to their own criminal self."Ms Smartt notes: "It is important that prisoners on the Kairos scheme do not regard this as an easy `cop-out'."But the Prison Service said Kairos had already reduced drug use and violence at the Verne. Central to the course, which is Christian and multidenominational, is a mysterious three-day spiritual weekend, known as the Cursillo, or journey, which helps prisoners to reappraise their values. MANY PRISONERS who have undertaken the Kairos-APAC project claim to have undergone a remarkable transformation. Men used to the violence and hatred often present in prisons are said to have been overwhelmed by the love and care they receive from other Kairos members.