The Saturday Evening Post articles from March 1997

The Saturday Evening Post archives from March 1997

Ending the embarrassment. (incontinence)
March 1, 1997... More than 13 million Americans " suffer from the frequently incapacitating medical condition, known as urinary incontinence. Defined as the loss of bladder control, urinary incontinence results in the uncontrolled leakage of urine, often...

Do your bones pass the test? (osteoporosis)
March 1, 1997... For good reason, osteoporosis is often referred to as the "silent" disease. People do not ordinarily feel their bones becoming weaker and more fragile. Most discover that they suffer from osteoporosis only after an accident or injury--an...

If you're an angel, we'll deal you in. (angel lore)
March 1, 1997... An angel can sometimes be recognized by its halo, a soft light shining from above and behind the head. Despite the glow, you can still see the angel's face, because a halo casts no shadow. Angels often appear as multitudes, but no one...

The lowdown on cholesterol.(includes recipes)
March 1, 1997... Are you watching your cholesterol levels? If so, you're not alone. Some 95 million Americans have cholesterol counts of 200 or above, putting them at risk for coronary artery disease. If you are in that high-risk category, your doctor...

The dropsy story. (digitalis)(Interview)
March 1, 1997... These days most new wonder drugs come from researchers working in laboratories at big drug companies, but such was not the case with digitalis, the most effective heart drug ever discovered. The intriguing story of digitalis began more...

Weightlifting for seniors.
March 1, 1997... When people say they want to lose weight. what they mean is they want to lose fat. Yet what many older adults don't realize is that when they try to lose fat by dieting alone they're also likely to lose muscle and bone. "For older people...

Living Faith.
March 1, 1997... For three decades Jimmy Carter has spent part of nearly every Sunday morning reading from Scripture and sharing his personal faith with neighbors, friends, and visitors at the Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia. Now he is sharing that faith...

Ministers of muscle. (Christian athletes)
March 1, 1997... As policemen firmly secure the wrists of the muscular blondhaired man, the crowd in the tent at Landmark Church grows noticeably quiet . Thirty-four-year-old d Keenan Smith readies for yet another feat of strength. Using only brawn and will...

Hair today ... gone tomorrow. (balding)
March 1, 1997... Pardon me for getting nosy, but are you among us of the "silver" generation? I mean, is your scalp beginning to show through? Is the part in your hair already six inches wide? And would you like to get to the root of the problem? What...

Please pass the iodine! (iodine deficiency)(part one of three)
March 1, 1997... Editor's Note: The linking of iodine deficiency to goiter, cretinism, and endemic low IQ was one of the great American medical discoveries of the 20th century. The dramatic story was chronicled in 1925 in a classic Hutchinson's Evening Post...

Giving compassion wings. (flying hospitals)
March 1, 1997... Sixteen years ago, a Texas opthalmologist had an intriguing idea. If a plane was outfitted with state-of-the-art surgical equipment and staffed with top-flight eye surgeons, couldn't doctors save the eyesight of thousands of people in...

April fool-ing around. (Saturday Evening Post covers)
March 1, 1997... This is no joke. We have plenty of proof that Norman Rockwell was only too happy to shed his somber mood of winter and don the colorful ideas inspired by the month of April. April 1, to be specific. April Fool's Day, to really pin it down. ...

The bear. (short story)
March 1, 1997... Editor's note: This year marks the 100th anniversary' of the birth of William Faulkner, one of America's foremost authors. Faulkner wrote more than 40 stories for The Saturday Evening Post. "The Bear," published May 9, 1942, is considered one...

Puerto Rico: the great escape. (travel)(includes related article on the capital city of San Juan)
March 1, 1997... Galloping down a sandy Caribbean beach in the West Indies on a horse called a paso fino, I realized a lifelong fantasy--to ride along a tropical coastline, experience the cold sea spray on my face, feel my heart beat in sync with the pace of...

Dutch treat. (Aruba)
March 1, 1997... Winter-weary vacationers are treated royally on Aruba, a booming outpost of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. A tanned and muscular bodybuilder sprinted toward the beach, eager to cool down after his morning workout at a nearby fitness center....