Word: braine
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...these younger doctors know how to do abortions, even if they don't like to? Standard medical procedures are taught in medical school, and then skills are put into practice during a residency period at a hospital. Even if a doctor chooses to specialize in brain surgery, he or she should have learned about abortion techniques in medical school...
...good things about Adam Sandler comedies: they cost about one-tenth of Titanic to produce; they're usually over in 90 minutes; they keep projectionists employed and kids off the streets; their brain-numbing effects often wear off within hours. And, well, somebody's got to make stupid movies...
This was probably bound to happen now that the baby-boom generation running Hollywood has begun to turn the corner on 50 (in test screenings, Meet Joe Black is reported to have played particularly well to older men). The earnest side of my brain--the part that thinks Al Gore will make a darn fine President--even feels that these films should be applauded for trying to treat death as something sacred without asking us to watch some Oscar-trolling star die of a brain tumor. But if you're going to treat death as something more than an excuse...
Bupropion, sold under the brand name Zyban, is a prescription drug that works on the brain to lessen the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal. It has also been used under the name Wellbutrin to treat folks with depression. Patients who take Zyban tend not to gain weight when they quit smoking. The drug can be used alone or, to increase your chances of success, in combination with the patch. Zyban is not for you, however, if you suffer a seizure disorder, have ever had a head injury or stroke or already take Wellbutrin or certain other psychotropic medications...
...moms may think their brain has turned to mush, but a study suggests just the opposite: motherhood actually boosts brain power--at least in rats. The surge of hormones during pregnancy seems to cause a proliferation of new growth within tiny brain-cell structures called dendrites. The effect on behavior--mommy rats are curious, bolder and learn mazes more quickly--may be long lasting...