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...Peak-performance" seminars, at which participants walk barefoot over hot coals after learning "neuro-linguistic programming"; infomercials featuring Fran Tarkenton and Martin Sheen...
...drug in question is known as DHEA, a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands and also found in the bloodstream in another form, called DHEAS. The hormone first appears in humans around age seven, and its level increases until it peaks at age 25. It then begins to fall off and by age 70 is at only about 10% of its peak level. But does this suggest that replenishing DHEA in the elderly will ease some disorders of aging...
...Surgeon General's campaign against cigarettes also seems to have contributed to the bulging of America. Millions of people have given up smoking, driving annual per capita cigarette consumption by adults from its peak of 4,345 in 1963 to 2,493 last year, according to the American Health Foundation. And when people quit smoking, they usually gain weight -- 4 to 6 lbs. on average. But health officials are quick to point out that while those extra pounds may harm your health, cigarettes are even more damaging. Most doctors advise patients that a bit of additional weight is a small...
...chafes under the burden of his infirmities. His image has always been of the robust mountain climber, swimmer, skier, soccer goalkeeper. Once in the high Dolomites, the Pope, determined to reach a cross planted on a peak far ahead, walked so far that his aides became worn out and could go no farther. He agreed that all his staff could rest and wait for him, but he insisted that the fit and trim Joaquin Navarro continue with him. It took another three hours to reach the cross. The Pope was dressed in hiking togs -- one of those rare moments when...
...tunnels along the way from Sarajevo to the coast, all vulnerable to sabotage. NATO would fight back with armed helicopters, asserting control over localized chunks of the heights while the peacekeepers, protected by NATO tanks and artillery, slowly thread their way toward sanctuary. Mobile units would leapfrog from peak to peak, making for a slow, perilous pullout...