Word: drs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...SUPPOSE I started out at birth with a 100 percent chance of eventually putting a Mrs. in front of someone's name. And according to the figures presented by Drs. Bennett, Craig and Bloom, I'll pass my 25th birthday with a 50 percent chance of marrying. Divide those 25 years into the remaining 50 percent, and you come up with a decrease of 2 percent in the likelihood that I will get married for every year I grow older...
...risk of heart disease to older adults, who have been found to consume most of their caffeine in coffee or tea, has likely been measured more accurately. Older adults get only 6 percent fo their caffeine from soft drinks, according to Drs. Gerdi Weidner and Joseph Istvan, who reported their findings in the November 28 New England Journal of Medicine...
...drug, ipecac, is being used in greater quantities among women and men of all ages with eating disorders, even though the drug may cause serious medical problems, Drs. E. Prather Palmer and Andre T. Guay reported in this week's New England Journal of Medicine...
...most intriguing of the Harvard studies presented at the conference derives from research, on the eating habits of Eskimos. Studies had suggested that Greenland Eskimos have a low incidence of heart disease because they consume large quantities of seafood rich in certain oils. Based on this information, Drs. Sanford Warren and Richard Pasternak of the Beth Israel Hospital Coronary Care Unit postulated that cod liver oil could reduce the risk of heart disease...
Some physicians are convinced that there are distinct characteristics that make some people more susceptible to chronic pain. Drs. David Richlin and Leonard Brand of Presbyterian Hospital in New York City list the following traits: low motivation, poor self-image, lack of pride in accomplishments, dependency on others...