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...Jeffrey Minkoff, orthopedic surgeon at the new Institute of Sports Medicine at New York City's Lenox Hill Hospital, believes that the best cure for tennis elbow is prevention. He points out that weak forearm muscles, an improper grip or a tendency to hit the ball incorrectly can all contribute to tennis elbow. He recommends exercises to strengthen arm muscles and lessons that will improve stroking and serving, thus reducing shock to the arm. In support of his treatment, he notes that professionals seldom suffer from tennis elbow;* the ailment is endemic among once-a-week players and hackers...
...then, Harvard agreed that steps should be taken to loosen the Portuguese grip on Africa...
More substantively, Gulf bows to pressure and begins to initiate reforms in its African operations--reforms that help loosen the Portuguese grip. Other oil companies with African operations take note, wary of similar campaigns being mapped in their direction. The cause of black Africans fighting for their freedom is helped measurably--and all because Harvard is viewed as a miracle wonderland...
...Hyperhydrosis-excessive sweat-iness-of the palms may not seem like a major medical problem, but those who suffer from a clammy grip can find the condition both annoying and embarrassing. Antiperspirants provide only temporary relief; radiation, which some physicians use to destroy sweat glands, may cause dangerous skin conditions. Now Dr. Donald Dohn of the Cleveland Clinic reports that a safe and effective remedy has been developed; patients with serious cases of hyperhydro-sis have been cured by surgery. The operation, called an upper thoracic sympathectomy, is performed by making an incision in the side of the neck...
...pleasure, and the avoidance of pain. Those who are of the pleasure-seeking type often find that there are drugs which are, indeed, pleasurable and may use them, casually, often or not. Those of the pain-avoiding category clasp their latest savior to their bosoms with a desperate grip, be it heroin, alcohol, or evangelical Christianity. The latter generally choose alcohol, because it is cheap and plentiful, and with the figures topping six million, alcoholics are indeed plentiful in our society. There will always be a small minority who will seek a savior in a bottle or a pill...