Word: surgeon
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Apart from the fact that Gantt is an African American, there is little to distinguish one candidate from the other. Gantt, 53, is a self-made man and an experienced civic leader; Sanders, 64, is a heart specialist, an eminently confident sort of suture-self surgeon...
...aren't as well known as those of Olajuwon and Barkley, all the players are at the top of their game. The leader is shortstop Dot Richardson. Voted NCAA Player of the Decade for the 1980s, Richardson, 34, is a clutch hitter who has the hands of, well, a surgeon. In fact, she has taken a leave from her medical residency in orthopedic surgery to join the Games. The U.S. pitching staff is as impressive as the Braves'. It includes Lisa Fernandez, a four-time All-American at UCLA; Michele Smith, with a college record of 82 wins, 20 losses...
TAKE A PUFF OF TOBACCO, AND A BLAST OF 4,000 CHEMICALS fills your lungs, blood and brain. The smoke delivers a strong hit--about 2 mg in each cigarette--of nicotine, a compound the U.S. Surgeon General in 1988 deemed an addictive drug. But is nicotine alone what hooks people on tobacco? Apparently not. According to a new report, smoking may exert yet another powerfully addictive influence, one that enhances the effect of nicotine in what a leading researcher calls a "diabolical synergism...
...long-term effects of consistently eating red meat and fat are worse, she says. Diet-related illnesses, such as heart disease and certain types of cancer, make up the seven leading causes of death in the U.S., according to the 1988 Surgeon General's report...
...order to avoid a tough confirmation battle, President Clinton is unlikely to appoint a new candidate for Surgeon General this year. Discounting the importance of the unfilled post, Presidential spokesman Mike McCurry says Clinton is happy with the work of Deputy Surgeon General Audrey Manley...