Word: beginnings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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People in their 20s want to give something back to society, but they don't know how to begin. The really important problems, ranging from the national debt to homelessness, are too large and complex to comprehend. And always the great, intimidating shadow of 1960s-style activism hovers in the background. Twentysomething youths suspect that today's attempts at political and social action pale in comparison with the excitement of draft dodging or freedom riding...
...apparently reverses some signs of aging by changing the body's composition. Some 80% of a young adult's body consists of so-called lean body mass -- muscles, organs and bone -- and the remaining 20% is made up of fatty, or adipose, tissue. But after age 30 the muscles begin to atrophy, the skin thins out and lean body mass is replaced by adipose tissue at an average rate of 5% a decade. By age 70 the balance between fat and lean may be fifty-fifty...
...hormone can cause diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure, heart failure and other side effects. Although none of the men in the Wisconsin study had these problems, long-term use of HGH might increase the risk. Other questions that remain to be answered include the age at which treatment should begin, what the optimal dose is, whether the changes will disappear if the therapy is discontinued and whether it is effective in older women. The high cost of HGH -- about $14,000 for a year's supply -- is a severe drawback...
...holidays begin when you reach your destination. But getting there can be half the fun for those who ride the rails. Passengers on specialty trains have more than doubled in the past ten years...
Psyches unravel. Odysseus and Chevy Chase become role models. Marriages crack. And the kids? Don't ask. It's summer-vacation time. The skies are jammed, the interstates gridlocked. Getting there demands endurance, adrenaline and maybe a good lawyer. Hardened travelers know the holidays do not really begin until they arrive at their destinations -- and the luggage is finally found...