Word: weightness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...only there were a magic potion for losing weight. The morning trudge to the bathroom scale would no longer be so disheartening. The obligatory resolution to shed a few pounds would be easier to keep. And the canny scientists and entrepreneurs who developed this antiflab formula would be richer than Ross Perot. Unfortunately, repeated efforts to produce a weight-loss wonder drug have been no more successful than Perot's presidential bid. Dozens of diet pills have come and gone, raking in billions of dollars for pharmaceutical manufacturers. But for long-term effectiveness, the pills might as well have been...
...believe that, at least in some cases, they have learned enough to block such biological triggers with drugs. No one is claiming a cure for obesity, but the early results are encourageing. "For the first time, I feel that I have some ability to actually help people lose weight beyond simply trying to motivate them," says Dr. Michael Hamilton of Duke University...
...according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. By taking this period to regain their strength, the study said, key nutritional reserves can be rebuilt. The recommendation is emphasized for black women, among whom the risk of giving birth to a premature or under-weight baby triples if the pregnancies are less than nine months apart. Researchers tracked 1,922 mothers in an army hospital, where all had the same income level and prenatal health care...
...particularly strong start. After the 35-pound weight throw, in which junior Stephen McCauley was outdistanced by two feet, the Crimson ripped off first places in five straight events. The troika of freshman Josh Nicholson (6'4"), junior Terrence Mann (6'2") and senior Joseph Ghartey (6'2") combined for a high jump sweep and five points in the scorebook...
...hours later, that hypothesis gained weight with word that an anonymous informant had warned the French consulate in Oran, Algeria, that the plane was "a flying bomb that will explode over Paris." From accounts of passengers released in Algiers, the French had already learned that there was dynamite on board; demolition experts would subsequently confirm that the explosives were placed in such a manner as to rip the plane apart if triggered...