Word: avoider
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...mostly outpatient work and reports fewer infections and happier patients. As it turns out, women are as likely to have drive-by mastectomies in fee-for-service plans as in HMOs. Moreover, HMOs tend to give women more mammograms and clinical breast exams; such early-detection methods can help avoid the need for surgery altogether. The upshot: new safeguards that both political parties seek won't change much in the real world. But that doesn't mean such body-part legislation is harmless. "Once Congress starts mandating benefit by benefit," laments Fran Visco, president of the National Breast Cancer Coalition...
...growing up under the weight of the family legend. The third generation of Kennedys once included 29 cousins. Like his sister Caroline, John Jr. managed to carry his celebrity lightly, acknowledging the claims of his ancestry without being burdened by them. He even went to Brown University to avoid the mythic baggage of being a Kennedy at Harvard. And many of the Kennedy cousins inherited the public-spiritedness of their parents' generation. Bobby's daughter Kathleen Kennedy Townsend is Maryland's Lieutenant Governor. Ted's son Patrick is a Congressman from Rhode Island...
...then it's up to Armstrong to pump his way to the front. Despite his lead, Armstrong must perform well and avoid accidents on this week's climb through the Pyrenees before he can claim victory in Paris next Sunday. But the outcome almost doesn't matter. With his miraculous recovery, his return to top-level cycling--and the expected birth of his first child in October--Armstrong doesn't need a trophy to prove he's a winner...
WHAT DOCTORS SAY NOW Saturated fat is the real problem. Chicken is still better, especially if you avoid fatty skin and dark meat
WHAT TO DO Pretzels are O.K., but avoid sugar-filled fat-free cookies...