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...says Dr. Rene Harper, an assistant professor at the Medical College of Georgia, who has prescribed the lollipops to patients who had failed to quit smoking with either nicotine gum or patches. Some of his patients found they either were too expensive or didn't pack enough of a punch. Still, Harper says, "there may be some advantage to the lollipop. It may work faster than gum." Experts suspect the pops probably won't cause lung cancer, but heart disease can't be ruled...
Both hurlers won their last starts, the Princeton doubleheader, with dominating performances. Crockett leads the staff with 35 strikeouts in 30 innings, while Nyweide has 27 punch-outs in 28.2 innings of work...
...Somehow, I finagle myself into a party at the ambassador’s residence. There, I meet the members of a congressional committee and, more importantly, their military escorts. Impeccably mannered, neatly dressed, well-spoken military men and women flood the patio while the congressmen swill rum punch. A naval attaché takes me under her wing and introduces me to all the “right people” as I marvel at her grace, strength, presence and poise. Later in the summer, I wait by the side of the road for a bus back to La Paz Centro...
...GMRS two-way radios ($329 a unit) not only offer twice the range (as far as five miles) but also come with a built-in global positioning system. Take a pair on a camping trip to Yellowstone, and you'll be able to track your buddies and wayward children. Punch in the coordinates, and the GPS satellites can guide you back to base camp--or the nearest McDonald...
...retreat. Consumers can choose among scrubs that smell like green-tea patchouli, citrus-mint ilang-ilang or basil lemon verbena. For the most part, the earth-friendly cleansers are "plant derived," meaning they don't contain man-made substances like ammonia. Degreasers by the manufacturer Caldrea get their punch from birch. In price, the products can't compare with Palmolive's, but they won't bust your wallet: Williams-Sonoma dishwashing soaps cost...