Word: diets
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Even if follow-up studies show that aspirin really does protect against cancer, doctors warn that it will never be a substitute for exercise, a low- fat, high-fiber diet or not smoking. Too many heart-disease patients have latched on to aspirin as a panacea and as an excuse to avoid changing lethal habits. The latest findings will probably, alas, tempt others to do the same...
...somewhat more resourceful. The night before the trial, a popular local watering hole holds a look-alike contest for women who think they resemble presiding Circuit Judge Mary Lupo. A team from Geraldo Rivera's media empire turns up and obtains live footage of dozens of other journalists ordering Diet Pepsis and Campari-and-seltzers at the event. The cameraman zeroes in on the bartender as he mixes a drink and passes it to a thirsty reporter. Lights, camera, action. The cameraman works for the program Now It Can Be Told. Now it can be told that bartenders in Palm...
Watanabe said his country is not seeking "any kind of apology" from the U.S. for dropping atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But his views were not shared by conservatives in his own ruling party. They blocked a resolution in the Diet that would have apologized for the war because they were offended by President Bush's statement that the U.S. has no reason to apologize for using the bombs...
Yellowjackets are scavengers. They'll eat anything, from old hotdogs to flat Coke. Bees sometimes drink Coke if there are no flowers available. Most of the time, they stick to an all-natural diet, though. They are rarely found at picnics...
Finally, the issue of assigning blame should not even be a consideration in this case. Shall we also assign blame to cancer patients who did not decrease their risk through diet, exercise or not smoking? Or to heart disease patients who did not lower their blood-pressure and reduce stress? No one is to blame for the spread of AIDS; it is cause by virus. It does not care who you are, it merely seeks to reproduce...