Word: vitaminic
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...from marching ants to fire ants to bombardier beetles, I retreated from this tower. The dread of oncoming cold quickly squeezed out any scientific haughtiness I may have harbored, and I marched to CVS to buy my first bottle of Echinacea. For my entire sophomore year I supplemented my vitamin-C (a habit I could justify by appealing to the “anti-oxidant” powers of ascorbic acid) with little capsules filled with what looked like old grass clippings...
From the moment they announce their news, pregnant women are bombarded with well-meaning guidance: Drink milk; take your vitamins; buy a good vitamin E cream; eat lots of low-fat protein, including fish. It's all good advice. But these days, expectant mothers (and women considering pregnancy) are being told to choose their fish carefully...
...meantime, at least five therapies are now being studied around the world for their potential in treating MCI. Among the candidate treatments are vitamin E, anti-inflammatory medications called cox-2 inhibitors and the Alzheimer's drug Aricept. The first results aren't expected for three to four years...
...enhancing drug trade in the Sydney Olympics. Benicio Del Toro is a conflicted, street-smart International Olympic Committee official who tries and fails to deal with the problem. Catherine Zeta-Jones is an Olympic gymnast who loses her gold medal after testing positive for banned substances found in common vitamin supplements. Michael Douglas is IOC Chair Juan Antonio Samaranch, who is too busy accepting bribes from various cities that want the games to fix anything...
...style, which he calls "edgy pop," is atypical as well. But it has gotten him work with artists including Morcheeba, Boyzone and Vitamin C. He teamed up with Quincy Jones on tracks for the American group Youth Asylum and has also recorded with rising star Christina Milian, whose album comes out later this year...