Word: alcoholism
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...shot up to 550 miles an hour, prudently throttled back to avoid crashing into the danger zone of compressibility near the speed of sound (763 m.p.h. at sea level). Then, with his fuel gone (at top speed the XS-1 would gulp up its four tons of ethyl alcohol and liquid oxygen in 2½ minutes), he glided down...
...theory behind nerve block therapy: many ills and pains are aggravated and prolonged by blood vessel spasms. To stop the spasms, anesthetize the nerves that control them. Surgeons use two types of nerve-blocking injections: i) novocaine, a temporary anesthetic-designed to break up the spasm cycle; 2) alcohol, which stops pain permanently by destroying part of the nerve (a substitute for nerve-cutting). Some results...
...vessel, causes excruciating, burning pains. In "major" causalgia, the patient is completely disabled, screams with pain at a touch or a sudden noise. In "minor" causalgia, the patient, months after a minor cut or infection has healed, may suffer severe pains without visible cause. Nerve block with novocaine or alcohol gives quick relief...
...DOULOUREUX, "one of the most painful conditions, to which the flesh is heir," can be relieved by alcohol injections...
TWITCHING. Another peculiar disorder that causes uncontrollable twitching of the face muscles has defied cure. But surgeons have found that they can stop the twitching by blocking the facial nerve with alcohol. There are drawbacks. The patient must decide whether he prefers i) a twitching face, or 2) one permanently deadpan (i.e., paralyzed...