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...Child cries out for men who can pay their girlfriends' Bills, Bills, Bills. Hip-hop soul singer Mary J. Blige, on her enjoyable new CD, Mary (MCA), continues the tradition. Blige sees through men and their cheatin' ways; she reads them, thumbing through them like magazines in a dentist's office, until their true feelings flutter out like subscription cards...
...Proportion of Americans who say they would rather visit a dentist than sit next to anyone using a cell phone...
...much that is wonderful about being a woman in 1999 is embodied in the U.S. women's soccer team: their sticking with it, their unassuming ways, their heart. The first time my daughter and I saw that captivating Nike commercial, the one in which four teammates--and the dentist's nurse--ask to have two fillings because one player has to, we burst out laughing and then blinked back tears...
...backward between the chambers on the left side of the heart don't close completely. Even though you feel fine, your insurance company jacks up your premiums, citing research from the past 20 years that shows you're at greater risk of dying suddenly or suffering a stroke. Your dentist makes you take antibiotics every time you get your teeth cleaned to prevent a potentially fatal infection of your defective valve. And your family starts treating you like an invalid...
...guess what? The reference books, your insurance company and maybe even your dentist are wrong. Mitral-valve prolapse is neither as prevalent nor as dangerous as it has been portrayed, according to two studies in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Although the more severe forms of the condition can cause life-threatening complications, most folks who have been told they have it can probably stop worrying about their tickers...