Word: dietitian
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...surprise, though still a shock, when in 1990 doctors found she had ovarian cancer. Thanks to aggressive surgery and intensive chemotherapy, Fisher, a 41-year-old dietitian living in Pittsburg, California, made a remarkable recovery and became tumor-free. But she knew her future was still menacing. Scientists had recognized for several years that ovarian and breast cancer sometimes ran together in families, as if linked in some way. Fisher's oncologist proposed a once unthinkable step: a "prophylactic" double mastectomy. Removing her breasts, the doctor said, could save her life...
...improve communication with students, HDS has hired a nutrition specialist-dietitian who will tour dining halls, interpret student demands and evaluate the success of the menu in providing diverse options...
...capitalizing on a backlash against diet plans that take pounds off but rarely keep them off. "People want their old favorites, and they're questioning the harsh diets more and more," observes Lynne Scott, director of the Baylor College of Medicine's Diet Modification Clinic. Says Lyn Almon, a dietitian at Emory University Hospital: "There are so many mixed messages bombarding dieters that some people are throwing up their hands and going back to their old eating habits. There's a feeling, 'If I'm going to lose the weight and then just regain it, why start?' " The fast-food...
...town America, but his scenes are as eerie as the realism of Edward Hopper paintings. Five Oaks is a town where history no longer takes root. Industry is elsewhere. Spirits too have up and gone. People have dusty backgrounds and odd occupations. A Palmer neighbor is a retired airline dietitian; a young woman describes herself as a Con-Tact-paper decorator...