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...FLASH! Tamoxifen may help prevent breast cancer, but one of the most common and intrusive side effects is hot flashes, even among women who've already gone through menopause. Relief may be in sight. A small study suggests that women who take the high-blood-pressure drug clonidine experience about one-third fewer flashes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Health: May 29, 2000 | 5/29/2000 | See Source »

...Batman infamy. But die-hard X-fans rejoiced when Bryan Singer (The Usual Suspects) signed on to direct the adaptation of the most popular comic book of all time. Singer's reputation for making edgy, character-driven films ensures that X-Men will have substance underneath all the flash. Add to this an A-list cast (Stewart was born to play Professor X) and a healthy dose of special effects, and you get a summer blockbuster that does justice to its comic book inspiration. It wouldn't be a stretch to call this the most eagerly anticipated comic flick...

Author: By Arts Editors, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Summer Movie Preview | 5/19/2000 | See Source »

...four kids have neighborhood pride, as they flash the "West Side" hand-sign...

Author: By Edward B. Colby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Strawberry Hill Forever | 5/3/2000 | See Source »

...Flash forward to senior year, and many of us are still talking about Stanford. And Duke. And state schools. Where we could have gone, would have enjoyed it more. Should have given them a second thought four years ago, or even three or two years ago. Of course, now that my day is scheduled around three-hour naps, junk food consumption and Nintendo baseball, that seems like the right idea. "Harvard doesn't teach you anything special," I say now, bits of Twinkie in my hair. "I should have gone someplace where I could have had fun." This party envy...

Author: By David A. Fahrenthold, | Title: Content To Be Bitter | 5/2/2000 | See Source »

With a mountain lion, on the other hand, try intimidation. Again, don't run. Instead, flash him. Hold your coat open so that you appear larger than you actually...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Help! Quicksand! | 4/17/2000 | See Source »

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