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BEAT YOUR CHEST Administering CPR isn't easy. Even former ER doc George Clooney probably couldn't do it. But as long as help is on the way, just pumping the chest may save as many lives as performing both the chest compressions and mouth to mouth. Reason: valuable time is lost while a dispatcher explains the complexities of mouth-to-mouth breathing. And when chest compressions are done by an inexperienced bystander, they're usually done right...
...dear friend JEAN LEOPOLD DOMINIQUE grew up in a land of oppression. He came of age under Francois ("Papa Doc") Duvalier. But this product of the privileged "elite" fell passionately in love with his country and its vast peasant population. After studying in Paris, Jean worked to help his countrymen better cultivate their soil, enrich their crops--and by extension empower their lives...
...weren't on nitrates for angina or hypertension. (Nitrates are a no-no when taking Viagra.) Scary? Another study--financed by Pfizer, Viagra's maker--concludes that heart problems from the drug are rare, at least among low-risk men. If you're at all worried, check with your doc before checking out Viagra...
...hard to imagine a less threatening adversary than septuagenarian diet doc Robert Atkins. On the other hand, if you're Dean Ornish, who exists on an ultra-low-fat regimen that includes robust foods like carrots and lettuce, a gray-haired meat chomper probably looks pretty intimidating. Ornish and Atkins were together in Washington Thursday, joined by numerous other diet "gurus" for the government-sponsored "Great Nutrition Debate." Accusations of quackery were exchanged freely between the panelists, whose weight-loss prescriptions range from Atkins' all-protein pork-and-beef fest to John McDougall's Asian rice plan. The only thing...
Talk of knitting and sewing conjures up images of rocking chairs and bi-focals. But au contraire. Picture the emerging culture meshing knitting needles and doc martensoan transformation of the art from quilt-covered sofas to dorm rooms. The pearl technique and Singer machines are part of the arts and crafts revolution sweeping the Yard and beyond...