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...procedure was designed to help parents who carry genes for "sex-linked" diseases, such as hemophilia and Duchenne muscular dystrophy, that occur almost exclusively in boys. Handyside's technique enables such parents to make sure they have only girls and thus avoid the heartache of transmitting a serious ailment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: It's A Girl! | 4/30/1990 | See Source »

...come-from-nowhere pug gets a shot at the heavyweight title. His beloved mother has just died; the mother of his own son is suffering from a severe kidney ailment. His body is depleted by penicillin shots and antihistamines taken for a nagging infection. And now he must step into the ring against a champion who has destroyed every opponent with awful precision. The odds against an upset are so high that most Vegas casinos don't even lay down a betting line. But our plucky hero surprises everyone by carrying the fight for the first seven rounds. Then...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Just Like in the Movies | 2/26/1990 | See Source »

OVER my two and a half years at Harvard, I have observed my fellow students in classrooms, dining halls and in many other situations related to "the college experience." When I first arrived, I diagnosed an affliction that has continued to manifest itself in my peers. This ailment is commonly known as rudeness...

Author: By Lamonte G. Lucas, | Title: Manners, Anyone? | 2/10/1990 | See Source »

...stunned city and suburbs turned to radios and television for details of the case, the father of Stuart's wife, Giusto DiMaiti, was rushed to Massachusetts General Hospital with an undisclosed ailment. He was treated and released...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Murder Suspect Kills Himself | 1/5/1990 | See Source »

Harvard Captain Niki Rival will also be back in the lineup after skipping the Syracuse tournament because of a shoulder ailment. Along with freshman Rachel "Bubba" Pollack she will be playing in the third flight...

Author: By Mia Kang, | Title: Netwomen Host H.U. Invitational | 9/29/1989 | See Source »

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