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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Coupling the student booths with a mainstage slate of political speakers was also a good idea. It was sad, though, to see that the MTV "Choose or Lose" bus was attracting more attention from the crowd than George Stephanopoulous, Robert Reich, Barney Frank and Susan Weld. I was disappointed to see how few folks were paying attention to the stage during their excellent and often inspirational speeches...

Author: By Corinne E. Funk, | Title: All HYPEd Up | 9/24/1996 | See Source »

...nation's population, are clinically obese--at least 20% above their ideal body weight. For a 5-ft. 3-in. woman, that's 162 lbs. or more. Millions more are significantly overweight. All told, Americans are carrying around tons of excess fat, and we are desperate to lose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NEW MIRACLE DRUG? | 9/23/1996 | See Source »

...they have started to do the same with Redux. "In Europe," says Dr. Stuart Rich, a cardiologist at Chicago's Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center and a co-author of the recent New England Journal study, "the majority of people who have taken Redux were looking to lose 10 lbs. to 20 lbs. You can just imagine how popular this medication is going to be here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NEW MIRACLE DRUG? | 9/23/1996 | See Source »

Most weight-loss experts insist that the reason diet and exercise don't work is that people don't stick with them. But because fen/phen and Redux can be dangerous if they're used too long, and they lose their effectiveness after a few months anyway, patients will eventually have to take up regular exercise and change their eating habits. Neither fen/phen nor Redux alone can "cure" obesity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NEW MIRACLE DRUG? | 9/23/1996 | See Source »

...shocking how lazy and ignorant Americans are about political candidates. Subjective and cynical, today's media provide alarmingly pessimistic outlooks on candidates whom journalists personally do not approve of. Jesus Christ himself could lose a race for President because of slanderous opinions expressed by other candidates and the press. We Americans enjoy the most freedom of any citizens around the world. We should think for ourselves. JON PHILLIPS Avon, Connecticut Via E-mail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 23, 1996 | 9/23/1996 | See Source »

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