Word: frowned
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...hyaluronan reduces inflammation in arthritic knees and prevents scar tissue after surgery. It's also what makes up the gel Restylane, a Medicis product recently approved by the FDA to plump wrinkles around the nose and mouth. (Botox is used to erase crow's-feet, furrowed brows and other frown lines.) Europeans and Canadians have been using Restylane for years. Another wrinkle buster, Hylaform, manufactured by Genzyme, is awaiting FDA approval...
Most definitely my worship of the Grumpy Pig. It’s my suitemate’s—a tiny brown pig that looks so grumpy that when I stomp up to it and grump back, it’s extremely gratifying. I just can’t frown that hard. I love...
...child has to decide. There comes a point when gentle admonishment seems a waste of breath, and a stern warning, withheld treat or outright bribe may not even turn the tide. At that point, some parents resort to a swift smack on the backside - though child-care experts increasingly frown on the idea. And parents traveling with children should know that laws against corporal punishment may take that decision out of their hands. Much of the world - including Asia, the Middle East, the U.S., the U.K., Canada and New Zealand - leaves the spanking issue up to parents. But 11 nations...
...child has to decide. There comes a point when gentle admonishment seems a waste of breath, and a stern warning, withheld treat or outright bribe may not even turn the tide. At that point, some parents resort to a swift smack on the backside?though child-care experts increasingly frown on the idea. And parents traveling with children should know that laws against corporal punishment may take that decision out of their hands...
...more complex question—is pop culture worth studying at Harvard? As teens become increasingly saturated with all things pop—music, celebrity, fashion, advertising, movies—should we embrace the pop psychology of Dr. Phil as we study Freud? Should we stop casting a collective frown upon those students in section who draw references from The Wonder Years or the MTV Video Music Awards...