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FLY FIRST CLASS Travel checklist: passport, tickets--and support stockings? Researchers report that "compression stockings," elastic socks or hose that fit tightest around the ankles, can dramatically decrease the risk of developing dangerous blood clots on long air flights (the so-called coach-class syndrome). For patients who are already...
EXPENSIVE $135 NIKE HRM TRIAX 100 This sleek-looking Nike watch doubles as a heart-rate monitor. Strap its elastic chest transmitter (not shown) around your torso, and the fun begins. You can program it to graph your pulse and heart rate with each grueling lap (up to 100 laps...
Women who cannot or choose not to take estrogen risk vaginal problems if they are not having sexual relations on a regular basis. To be absolutely clinical about it, "lack of use promotes vaginal atrophy, while frequent intercourse helps maintain elasticity," says Dr. Altman. He is aware that some women...
Finally, Little Jade slings herself into the taxi. But her legs are trembling from fear. And no matter how she tries to distract herself, by playing with her blue beaded necklace or with a stretchy piece of elastic hanging from the cab seat, Little Jade can't stop shaking. "I...
Time is elastic; the moon's gravitational pull works on memory, producing distortions and elongations, the slightly demented tugs of the past. Hamlet's father's loose around Elsinore. Doctors say that at the full moon, there is agitation in the psychiatric wards.