Word: jointed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Hachette, under Chairman Jean-Luc Lagardere, entered the U.S. market quietly, launching two joint ventures with Rupert Murdoch. The first, a U.S. edition of France's Elle fashion magazine, which made its debut in 1985, was an almost instant success (current circ. 850,000). Premiere, a movie monthly, also got off to a strong start (circ...
Once dismissed by doctors as "all in the head," TMJ (short for temporomandibular-joint disorder) is now recognized as a genuine problem that plagues an estimated 10 million Americans, most of them women. Its symptoms are so confusing and wide-ranging that dentists, physical therapists, neurologists, psychiatrists, chiropractors, homeopaths, even astrologers are all in the treatment act. Fittingly, there is a notable victim: Actor Burt Reynolds...
Sufferers routinely endure a medical odyssey before their problem is correctly traced to the troublesome joint. Pam Baird, 46, of Havertown, Pa., had unnecessary root-canal work and was treated for bronchitis and an eye infection. "When I finally learned what I had, it was such a relief that I just sat there and cried," she says. Despite such sagas, experts are concerned that TMJ is being overdiagnosed. "Any vague symptom above the chest has become TMJ," charges Dentist Charles Greene, co-director of Northwestern University's TMJ clinic, one of the dozens devoted to facial and jaw pain that...
...diagnose the condition, some dentists are now relying on sophisticated equipment, which includes ultrasound to measure the "noise" of the joint, as well as devices that record muscle electrical activity and track jaw motion. Other practitioners believe much of the high-tech, high-cost gadgetry is unnecessary. No matter how the diagnosis is made, experts usually favor a conservative treatment regimen that includes a switch to a softer diet (no steak or chewy candy, for example); application of warm, moist heat; facial massages; and exercises to stretch tight muscles. Aspirin, muscle relaxants, tranquilizers and antidepressants may be prescribed. Counseling...
...specifics about the joint committee have yet been decided, but Bok has says that he thinks it will likely report back to the respective boards sometime next fall. The next step...