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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...American pair at the top. Not surprisingly, both are known for their doggedness and tenacity. Kim Zmeskal of Houston, the reigning world all-around champion, battles persistent pain from a stress fracture in her left wrist and the psychological pressure of being the person everyone else wants to beat. Shannon Miller of Edmond, Okla., who was sidelined in late March with a dislocated left elbow and bone chip, recuperated from surgery in record time, and is now stronger and more confident than ever. Spectators who favor a dynamic, explosive style will want to wager on Zmeskal. Those who appreciate technical...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gymnastics Don't Call Them Pixies! | 7/27/1992 | See Source »

...Laurie Flynn, executive director of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. "You can see it. You can read about it. But you can't get it." The Flynn family, in Alexandria, Va., had to pay an extra $6,000 in insurance to obtain coverage that allowed their daughter Shannon, 24, to use clozapine. Once seriously ill, the young woman has recovered sufficiently to graduate from Georgetown University and hold a part-time job at NIMH...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Awakenings : Schizophrenia: A New Drug Brings Patients Back to Life | 7/6/1992 | See Source »

Cases like Shannon's indicate that clozapine is a good investment. In fact, a soon-to-be published study by Case Western Reserve's Meltzer concludes that clozapine can save more than $30,000 a year in medical costs per patient, compared with Thorazine-type drug treatment, by greatly reducing the need for hospitalization and other intervention...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Awakenings : Schizophrenia: A New Drug Brings Patients Back to Life | 7/6/1992 | See Source »

Washington: Stanley W. Cloud, Margaret Carlson, Ann Blackman, Michael Duffy, Dan Goodgame, Ted Gup, S.C. Gwynne, Julie Johnson, J.F.O. McAllister, Jay Peterzell, Elaine Shannon, Dick Thompson, Nancy Traver Boston: Sam Allis Chicago: Jon D. Hull, Elizabeth Taylor Detroit: William McWhirter Atlanta: Michael Riley Houston: Richard Woodbury Miami: Cathy Booth Los Angeles: Jordan Bonfante, Jeanne McDowell, Sylvester Monroe, James Willwerth, Sally B. Donnelly San Francisco: David S. Jackson...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Masthead July 6, 1992 Vol. 140 No. 1 | 7/6/1992 | See Source »

Unlike other summer flicks featuring schizophrenic cats, bats and penguins, our story's main characters are refreshingly one-dimensional. Shannon is headstrong. Joseph is a doer. Shannon's Irish fiance is an evil nincompoop. Shannon's parents are rich and silly. The rich Irish-Americans who help Joseph and Shannon are corrupt and ruthless...

Author: By June Shih, | Title: Far From Culture, But Good As Escape | 6/27/1992 | See Source »

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