Word: fixes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...were to give the diversity czar the power of mind control I would believe they could change things. Indeed, the College can do better, but barely so. Just because a problem exists at Harvard does not mean that the administration can fix...
...hard to imagine sun worshipers lining up at doctors' offices for their bimonthly tanning fix. No one should take any hormone without considering the long-term consequences. And as the J.A.M.A. editorial points out, MSH is a powerful brain chemical associated with a wide range of neurological effects; it is known to influence verbal memory in humans and sexual behavior in rats. Levine and his colleagues argue that tanning shots might offer protection for fair-skinned patients who sunburn easily, a group increasingly at risk for skin cancer as the ozone layer shrinks. But is that anything that...
...following pages, TIME looks at 10 of the most important problems in the American way of medical care. Here are some suggestions on how to fix them...
...price: Bradshaw has critics as well as devotees. Old- guard A.A. members are appalled by the way he flouts its tradition of anonymity, using his experiences as a recovering alcoholic as a launching pad for his views. Others raise questions about how lasting and effective his brand of "quick fix" self-help can be, especially for people who may be seriously troubled by long-term emotional problems. Some psychotherapists consider Bradshaw's approach to self-improvement overly simplistic and wonder whether his emphasis on early-childhood experiences gives people a convenient excuse to avoid responsibility for their adult failures. Says...
...something as ephemeral as a dream, Californians have always had a fairly exact fix on what theirs consisted of: economic opportunity; the freedom to jump in a car and drive to the beach or mountains; and, perhaps most important of all, what economist Steven Thompson, director of the Assembly Office of Research in Sacramento, describes as "a little house in the suburbs with a barbecue and -- if you make it -- a swimming pool." But these days, from Chico in the north to Chula Vista in the south, Californians are anxiously debating whether that straightforward dream can be attained or should...