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...important to know that these signs aren't specific for a heart attack and may be caused by another condition. The classic case of mistaken identity is when a patient suffering from acute heartburn confuses a backflow of stomach acid with a developing cardiac arrest (although you should be wary of any "heartburn" that doesn't go away or gets worse as you walk around). Tension and injuries in the chest muscles can also be mistaken for angina...
...only we knew what they were going to do next. Because it doesn't always come up roses. James Watt's steam engine generated an Industrial Revolution that gave us a democracy of possessions--and over-population, acid rain, the Love Canal, disappearing forests, tattered ozone layers and Scud missiles. Medical miracles lengthen our lives and take national welfare provision to the edge of crisis. Electronic globalization moves jobs elsewhere...
CLIP-ON SHOE DEODORIZER INVENTOR: TANITA CORP. The Deodorant Light for Shoes has two tiny lamps that beam safe levels of ultraviolet light into shoes to eliminate isovaleric acid--the cause of the disease more commonly known as stinky feet. It was developed for a Japanese market obsessed with cleanliness; each 3-min. treatment eliminates 86.7% of acids. That should...
Hooray for Tryptophan! That glorious amino acid which makes our spirits light and eyelids heavy is also a major ingredient in turkey-hence, after each successive dose of turkey cold cuts, roast turkey, turkey sandwiches, or turkey tetrazini, we find our lazy selves giggling and mirthful over the most inane of things. In this haze of holiday cheer, I spent the four days catching up on my pop culture, but when it was all over, I felt a lingering discomfort in my stomach (maybe it was the butternut squash?). I felt like the wool had been pulled over my eyes...
PATRICIA WEXLER, dermatologist to the stars: "The best way to treat a boil is to drain the pus, use a bit of acid to dry it out, and apply a good cover-up. The last thing he'd want to do is slap on a big boo-boo strip. It distracted from what he was saying. Showing pimples under stress won't help with Middle East negotiations: 'Excuse me while I mop my face...