Word: ailments
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Minichiello said the ailment was best treated by bed rest, frequent fluid intake and Tylenol for fevers and achiness...
Another student rumor--that a student can "sick out" of an exam by claiming to have a mental health problem, as opposed to a physical ailment like a stomach ache or headache--is true, said Catlin...
...transformation of the medical clinic into a kind of after-hours meeting place where nervous but lonely people will be able to undergo a battery of health tests and, while awaiting the results, stop by the bar to enjoy a trendy snack with others who may have the same ailment. (I predict that honey-roasted songbirds will be the snack of choice by then because they will turn out to be the last remaining edible creature that is domestically plentiful, low in fat and still has not been made into a trendy snack item...
...that most children with Down syndrome, the genetic abnormality that leads to physical deformity and mental retardation, were born to women age 35 and older. For that reason, many older expectant mothers now have amniocentesis to see whether the baby's genes bear the telltale defects associated with the ailment. The result is that fully 80% of victims today -- in the U.S. at least -- are born to mothers 35 and younger. These women tend to avoid amniocentesis because for them the risk of bearing kids with Down syndrome is significantly lower than the risk from the testing procedure itself, which...
According to Del Tredici, every American elm on Harvard's property--about 65 trees in all--will eventually die from Dutch Elm disease. The ailment has forced the University to cut down many trees already, most recently two in front of Holworthy Hall...