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...expert advisory panel voted 27 to 0 in favor of allowing Plan B to be sold over-the-counter. Despite the overwhelming support for widespread access to emergency contraception, however, the FDA’s handlers claim that the drug has not yet proven safe for younger teenagers. This unexpected decision came right after President Bush received a letter from 49 conservative Congress members pleading that the proposal be rejected—access to emergency contraception without a prescription would undoubtedly increase promiscuity among America’s daughters, conservatives claimed...
...company's pension burden weighs on profitability, though Congress recently allowed American to defer some payments to underfunded pensions for two years. This year management has put $319 million away for pensions and will spend an additional $300 million on retirees' medical benefits--an expense its younger competitors don't have. These low-cost carriers "pay people a lot less, and they don't provide good benefits," says Arpey. "I do believe people in big public companies should retire with benefits, but we've got to find...
...make sure they have realistic expectations." Overall, though, most people view the high hopes and enthusiasm of adolescents as a plus. "If you're going to make it--start young," says Greystone's head baking and pastry instructor Robert Jorin, a decades-long veteran in the field. The younger the student, the more likely he or she is to stay in the business, he says. Because being a chef involves backbreaking work and long hours, it is also better suited to someone in his or her early 20s. And another thing: for the months, sometimes years, spent sampling...
...YEARS OLD AND MARRIED TO A MUCH YOUNGER WOMAN. HOW'S YOUR SEX LIFE? I tell you, my sex life today is the same as when I was a kid in my 20s. I never got anything then either...
Most doctors prefer to treat high blood pressure in their younger patients with lifestyle changes first: getting them to lose weight, if necessary, and to step up their physical activity. Preliminary evidence suggests that caffeine--found in soda, coffee and some candy--may also boost blood pressure, particularly in African Americans. Daniels and his colleagues are just starting a study that looks at the effect on children and teenagers of a diet that has been shown to lower blood pressure in adults--one that emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy. Blood pressure can jump high enough among...