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...need in a day, along with a boatload of vitamins and almost no fat. But even MET-Rx concedes that its chalky bars are no treat. "If you're virtuous, you're going to trade off taste," says MET-Rx CEO Len Moskovits. "Try chewing on a vitamin pill--it doesn't taste that good." Pure Protein's slightly medicinal-tasting bars pack an impressive 31 grams of protein, more than in a McDonald's Quarter Pounder...
...last week, of the Nurses' Health Study, an ongoing research program that is tracking the health habits of more than 120,000 nurses. Researchers determined that women who daily consumed at least 400 micrograms of folic acid--one of the B vitamins--in either leafy green vegetables or multivitamin pills reduced their risk of colon cancer as much as 75% over 15 years. Before you decide to replace broccoli with vitamins, however, remember that there are thousands of healthful compounds in fresh vegetables that simply can't be duplicated in a pill...
...woman's heart more time to fill. Right, pronounces Ohman. Which drug? They stumble with answers until Ohman says it's Esmolol. That surprises one of the young physicians. Esmolol, he notes, could cost as much as $200 a day, while alternatives can be had for $1.50 a pill. Ohman casts an eye toward the clinical pharmacologist accompanying the group. "How am I going to battle him down?" he asks his colleague...
...help in the fight against flu. Scientists report that two experimental drugs decrease the duration and severity of influenza. Both--a pill called GS4104 and an inhaler named Relenza--also cut down on complications like bronchitis. And used daily for a month during flu season, Relenza can help keep you from getting sick in the first place. FDA approval may come...
...Sosa fans were the fans of the underdog; he was black, he was Dominican, and he was pill-free. He had the little body (by comparison) and the big smile. Teddy-bear-on-the-inside or not, McGwire was the hulk. The one with the glower. The one who was supposed to break Maris's record, if you could say that about anyone, and in that way it turned out right. Who but McGwire, after all, could not just pass Maris, not just leave the pesky Sosa behind, but keep piling on the homers until he hit a nice round...