Word: weightness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Americans looking for another quick weight-loss fix may soon be tempted by orlistat, a new diet drug that's nearing approval by the Food and Drug Administration. Hopes previously pinned on Redux and the drug combination Fen-Phen were dashed by revelations that they can cause heart valve damage. But a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association says that orlistat has no such life-threatening side effects. Where Redux and Fen-Phen worked in the brain to suppress appetite, orlistat, made by Hoffman-La Roche, blocks the absorption of some fat in the intestines...
CALISTA FLOCKHART It's just nerves! New Mayo Clinic study shows fidgeting prevents weight gain...
...diseases associated with it are caused by burning the candle at both ends. The idea is that one's body is continually tricked into thinking it's summer, and thus it wants to store up fat for winter. Sleep more, the authors claim, and you'll lose weight. This will no doubt be controversial among scientists and personal trainers and welcomed by almost everyone else...
...Both of our captains [Suzie Miller and Sarah Russell] motivate and challenge us in the weight room and on the court to be louder, to be more intense, and to work harder," she added...
...your mental state. Will Jordan come back a third time? "I never say never," Jordan said, smiling. But then he said he's 99.9 percent sure that this is it. And as the hourlong press conference progressed and Jordan grew visibly more relaxed-- as if he could feel the weight of carrying the entire NBA lifting from his shoulders -- you could believe that this truly was The End. The next challenge for the man Fortune estimates to have added $10 billion to the economy? Maintaining the brand that is Michael Jordan. Nike stock fell a couple of points on Jordan...