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Because baby boomers are determined to stay physically active their twilight years,sport injuries are now second only to the common cold as the reason for visits to doctors' offices. Medical experts have started referring to the epidemic of sports injuries sustained by 50 and 60 year-olds, including ligaments damage and stress fractures, as "boomeritis"
The New York Times
The New York Times
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Despite the scandal surrounding James Frey's largely fictitious memoir,A Million Little Pieces,major U.S. publishers are expected to put out twice as many memoirs this year as last.Readers will be treated to the life stories of a transvestite art director, feminist singer Helen "I Am Woman"Reddy,and actress Adrienne Barbeau,whose memoir is entitled,There Are Worse Things I Could Do.
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
Sales of plus-size women's clothing are booming.Major retailers such as Old Navy,Kohl's and Wal-Mart have all added racks of clothing and lingerie sized 14 to 28 and sales rose by 7 percent last year-double the rate of other clothes."That's where the dollars are," says retail analyst Kurt Barnard.
Associated Press
Associated Press