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...habits can help keep people who are at high risk of Type 2 diabetes from developing the condition. But taking diabetes medication before you have symptoms also helps. A study of more than 5,000 prediabetic men and women found that treatment with rosiglitazone, a drug that controls blood-sugar levels, decreased their risk of progressing to diabetes 62%. About half the participants who were given the drug returned to normal blood-sugar levels, compared with 30% of those who relied on diet and exercise alone. About 41 million Americans are thought to be prediabetic...
...Poppins (Ashley Brown); the narration by Mary's friend, Bert the chimneysweep (Gavin Lee); the rooftop dance of Bert and his proletarian pals; and most of Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman's hit score. Eight of the Shermans' 14 songs (including "Chim Chim Cher-ee," "A Spoonful of Sugar," and "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious") have been retained; George Stiles and Anthony Drewe expanded some of these and wrote six new ones...
There are other wrinkles to be ironed out. The furiously paced fourth act is a little histrionic, like farce on a sugar rush, and Friday’s performance was marred by a fairly obvious sound mistake. However, Birnbaum’s touch is so dexterous that small gaffes quickly recede into the background...
...cover headline for your story on why diarrhea kills millions of children every year was meant to be the remedy for the condition: "A Fistful of Sugar + A Pinch of Salt + A Jug of Water" [Oct. 16]. The formula, however, was missing a crucial word: clean. The lack of clean water is the problem and the real cause of diarrhea in most cases. Anyone who has spent time in a refugee camp knows that it takes a lot of effort to purify water?and that you need the right tools to do so. Nevertheless, congratulations on picking this deadly issue...
...when it finally opens on Broadway next week, the lavish and lovely stage version of Mary Poppins will be flying into a stiffer headwind than it could ever have expected. Here's the medicine with the spoonful of sugar: a lot has changed in the nine years since The Lion King's innovative mix of puppetry, dance and set design transformed Broadway. The era of the giant musical spectacle is in eclipse. The real news on Broadway over the past few seasons has been the success of smaller, edgier musicals: shows like Urinetown, Avenue Q and The 25th Annual Putnam...