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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...would all help her win. She believed as well that the drugs were nothing to worry about. When her mother questioned her about them, Dressel replied, "These are all harmless drugs. All athletes take them. It's really nothing special." No single drug she took was blamed for her death, but it is worth noting that one of the drugs she reportedly received was Stromba -- a trade name for stanozolol, the steroid that was found in Ben Johnson's urine test...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Heptathlete Birgit Dressel : An Athlete Dying Young | 10/10/1988 | See Source »

...Death. The leading cause of death for young black men is murder by another young black...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Underclass: Breaking the Cycle | 10/10/1988 | See Source »

Lateborn children are likely to be more aware of death than many of their peers. Certainly, as young adults, they may find themselves caring for a chronically ill parent. Perhaps because she is the daughter of older parents, King understands her daughter Megan, 9, when she says, "Mommy, I wish you were younger; then you wouldn't die so soon." Still, psychologists think many children are acutely afraid of death when they are very young -- and when their parents are least likely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: Older Parents: Good for Kids? | 10/10/1988 | See Source »

...singer's face suddenly materialized in the wood paneling of a woman's pantry door. His voice counseled an overweight woman to lay off junk food. The late star, a frequent hospital visitor, has offered words of comfort to a woman giving birth, to another in a near death experience, and to a young girl dying of complications from Down's syndrome, whose last words were "Here comes Elvis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: The King Is Dead - or Is He? | 10/10/1988 | See Source »

What follows is the most moving and powerful part of the film, the shots of the vigils that followed John's death. Seas of bereaved fans cry and sway while singing along with "All You Need is Love." Members of John's family talk about how much they miss him. Finally, there is a clip of John at a white piano in a white room, singing "Imagine." As corny as the sequence sounds, it concludes Imagine: John Lennon in a manner likely to make anyone cry who still mourns for John and his lost promise, as well as that...

Author: By Gary L. Susman, | Title: Cinema Veritas | 10/7/1988 | See Source »

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