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Word: whats (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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One day Mario Puzo joined us for lunch and mentioned how he used to play three wishes as a kid but had now reduced them to one: "To die in my sleep." These two good friends did exactly that. It makes the grieving a little bit easier when people get...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Eulogy: JOSEPH HELLER | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

What's better for a child with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder--behavior therapy or medications like Ritalin? The answer is, well, complicated. A new report shows medication alone or combined with therapy is decidedly more effective than therapy alone in reducing overt symptoms of adhd--the off-the-wall jumpiness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Health: Dec. 27, 1999 | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

Still need a reason to quit smoking? Try this: puffing away quadruples the risk that you may suddenly suffer shortness of breath, heart palpitations and overwhelming feelings of anxiety--in short, a panic attack. What's the link? Lungs of smokers tend to be overstressed, which may make smokers more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Health: Dec. 27, 1999 | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

What gives Topsy-Turvy its heartfelt heft is the way in which it shows how this process takes over everyone's life--eventually driving out all distractions, whether they be Gordon's defeat at Khartoum, the sterilities of Gilbert's marriage or the many anxious neuroses of the acting company...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Topsy-Turvy | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

What's different about the current research, which was performed by a team of Italian and British scientists, is that it offers what's believed to be the first proof that linguistics have an impact upon our brain physiology. Brain scans of the students showed that Italians have more active...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: You Are What You Speak | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

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