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...reminded of this bit of medical lore when I heard about the latest health craze in Southern California--full-body CT scans of otherwise healthy people. The goal is to find any budding tumors or other internal problems long before they would show up in a regular physical--and without exploratory surgery. Though this sounds like a good idea, in reality the same sort of technology envy that fueled the fluoroscope frenzy seems largely responsible for this latest craze as well. Only this time around, folks who get caught up in the hype could wind up losing peace of mind...
Harvard's team and club membership increased along with many others in the country. The combined effect of the swing boom and subsequent Latin craze caused the popularity of dancing with a partner to skyrocket. It not only became clear that Harvard would be competitive for years to come, but that there would continue to be a high level of competition. Prior to the sudden jolt in popularity, other schools had seen their dance programs shrink over the previous five years...
...drug craze? The answer may lie in a bit of insecurity underlying the nation's current economic prosperity. Sure, housing starts and luxury SUV sales are up, but our economic (not to mention medical) future is less certain. Horror stories abound of seniors whose medical bills exceed their monthly Social Security stipends, capped by this week's news that a study by the advocacy group Families USA has found that the prescription drugs most often used by seniors outpaced the national inflation rate by 50 percent in the past year. Put it all together and you have an issue with...
Napster is merely an expression of the overwhelming feeling among music listeners that they are not about to spend $17 on a CD by an artist who will be forgotten in a month. If the recording industry wants to slow down the MP3 craze, it needs to start by revitalizing the music industry and not loading the CDs with "filler" songs. SCOTT MCDOWELL Sugar Land, Texas...
...there be any physical activity not yet annexed by the gym and footwear folk and marketed as the newest fitness craze? At least one--skipping down the street. Since founding iskip a year ago in San Francisco, Kim Corbin has uncovered a hidden swath of skippers, mostly adults. So far, 14 cities have clubs run by head skippers, and group skips are coordinated through a website, iskip.com Upcoming events include a tax-day skip in Seattle on April 15 and a skip in New York City's Central Park in May. Corbin hopes to skip across the country to (where...