From Zzzzzzzs to Zits.DON'T SKIMP skimp v. skimped, skimp·ing, skimps v.tr. 1. To deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material: concentrated on reelection, skimping other matters. 2. ON SNOOZING: A new study shows that people learn a new skill much better after more than six and preferably eight hours of sleep. Otherwise, skills and factual information may not get properly encoded into the brain's memory circuits. So your mother was right: Get a good night's sleep. KIDS HAVING KIDS: Although teen pregnancy has declined in the past decade, a new study finds that the U.S. lags way behind other industrialized in·dus·tri·al·ize v. in·dus·tri·al·ized, in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing, in·dus·tri·al·iz·es v.tr. 1. To develop industry in (a country or society, for example). 2. nations. Teen pregnancy rates here are at least four times those in France, Germany, and Japan. Researchers blame the U.S. rate on poverty, insufficient sex education, and a lack of low-cost, easily obtainable contraception. THE WAR ON PIMPLES: Acne acne, common inflammatory disease of the hair follicles and sebaceous glands characterized by blackheads, whiteheads, pustules, nodules and, in the more severe forms, by cysts and scarring. The lesions appear on the face, neck, back, chest, and arms. can now be cured, doctors say. New pore-unclogging treatments include tazarotene, adapalene, and azelaic acid azelaic acid /az·e·la·ic ac·id/ (az?e-la´ik) a topical antibacterial used in the treatment of acne vulgaris. azelaic acid (az´ . Doctors no longer link acne with failing to wash adequately or eating oily foods like chocolate or pizza. |
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