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...apply more? Doctors say the dreaded cycle is caused not by the lip balm but by the user. "What really happens," says Tsao, "is that when we use lip balm, we tend to lick the lips a lot more. It's the saliva that causes the drying." So steer clear of flavored and scented lip products, which encourage lip licking. In extreme cases, chapping leaves lips vulnerable to cold sores, which are caused by the herpes virus and triggered by stress, colds or flu. Treat those separately; lysine supplements or a cream with docosanol may give some relief...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pow! How to Get It Right in the Kisser | 1/20/2003 | See Source »

...sophisticated tools of modern medicine to separate patients from their diseased hearts and replace these organs with healthy ones. While my training was in the science of the Western world, I also rely heavily on an ancient Eastern technique--meditation--to help my patients prepare for surgery and to steer them gently toward recovery. Why? Because it works...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medical Meditation: Say Om Before Surgery | 1/20/2003 | See Source »

There are two arguments for this kind of “sin tax”—a tax designed by the government not as the most efficient way to raise revenue but as a means to steer peoples’ behavior away from a practice of which it does not approve. The first argument is that such a tax protects people from their own bad choices. This argument, however, is far less persuasive than the point that such a tax accounts for the actual cost of smoking to society. Nevertheless, the economic effects of smoking are difficult...

Author: By Andrew P. Winerman, | Title: Paying the Piper for the Pipe | 12/16/2002 | See Source »

...tips to help you steer clear of lemons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Searching for New Thrills in Old Wheels | 12/9/2002 | See Source »

...though each company justifies its dealings in a different way, most of them are careful to steer clear of the H-bomb. Even online, it seems that acquiring the Harvard lambskin is a difficult task. Harvard diplomas can be purchased at Fakediplomas.com for a mere $39.95, but it seems unlikely that a PDF file could make for a convincing replica...

Author: By Brandon C. Presser, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Degrees R Us | 12/5/2002 | See Source »

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