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...obsessed thesis writer using the following check-list of symptoms: the room is piled high with over-due library books; you can't see the desk for the post-it notes and index cards covering it; and judging from the wastebasket, a normal meal consists of Cracklin' Oat Bran in a paper cup and two cans of Coke. The Room 13 sign that asks, "You want that thesis chapter when?" suddenly speaks to the obsessed senior and may take up residence on his or her door, edited to say, "You want that thesis when...

Author: By Susannah B. Tobin, | Title: Masochism Rewarded | 3/23/2000 | See Source »

...REACTION All kinds of fiber can help prevent colon cancer, but now a preliminary report on pigs suggests that one type--wheat bran--may do an especially good job. Researchers fattened up some 20 hogs on a typical American diet--feed containing the same nutrients found in burgers, fries and other fatty Happy Meal fare. The pigs were also given fiber from potatoes and corn, but some got an extra sprinkle of wheat. These were the lucky pigs. In the lower part of their bowel (where most tumors occur), the pigs had more butyrate, a substance that prevents early cellular...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Health: Nov. 29, 1999 | 11/29/1999 | See Source »

...chanted repetition of the song's title, and the verses are a Willis story, often punctuated by someone getting stabbed in the ass or, in other instances, fellating a large mammal. His more tender tunes often declare that he loves a friend like "a milkshake" or "Post Raisin Bran...

Author: By Benjamin D. Mathis-lilley, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Sucking a Caribou's Ass?: An Evening With the World's Weirdest Rock Star | 11/4/1999 | See Source »

What next? Two scoops of "Smart Genes" in Kellogg's Raisin Bran? There is a thin line between medical achievements for neurological diseases and manipulating nature...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 4, 1999 | 10/4/1999 | See Source »

Another reason to go slow: your intestines need a week or two to adjust to the extra fiber. Drink plenty of water to keep your bowels from getting blocked. "You don't have to eat all bran all the time," says Susan Roberts, professor of nutrition at Tufts University in Boston. "But you should try to get some fiber at every meal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beyond Pasta | 5/10/1999 | See Source »

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