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Sanchez, who played two five-game matches on Sunday, acquired a blister on his toe which led to an infection and when doctors gave him an injection of penicillin, his troubles really began. Either a reaction to the medication or a popped blood vessel from the shot itself forced Sanchez to seek medical advice just prior to taking to the courts. Much to the dismay of Desaulniers and the assembled squash mavens (not to mention Sanchez), the doctors recommended that he not play for fear of permanent injury...
...than a party official. Her chief worry is Katya (Cristine Rose), who spends most of the play catatonically desolated by the absence of her husband. Galina's chief ally in rallying group morale is Masha (Bella Jarrett), a gutsy fighter who can issue a pep talk that would blister a slacking football team...
...them well. Nearly hobbled by her bleeding blister in Chicago, MacLaine took a shot of novocain, cut out the heel in her right shoe and completed her six-night sellout engagement at the Arie Crown Theater (4,500 seats). Her 80-minute bittersweet reflections on life ranged from a poignant rendition of Irma La Douce to an upbeat, gently self-mocking tune titled If There's a Wrong Way, Nobody Does It Like Me. Backed up by four dancers and a 25-piece band, she kicked, tapped, whirled and strutted her way flawlessly through a string of numbers. "When...
...oldest scourges on earth. In North America, the Colonies have already suffered more than 50 epidemics. The disease is extremely contagious, often fatal, and there is no known cure. But there is a highly controversial and dangerous treatment: inoculation. This consists of placing pus from a blister on an infected person directly into the bloodstream of a healthy one. In theory, this causes a mild form of the disease and therefore protects the inoculated person from ever catching it again. But because of the dangers, not only to the person being inoculated but to others who risk contagion, the treatment...
...racing outfit (blue shorts, yellow tank top, white golf hat). I felt dehydrated even before the race began, so I hosed down my hat and my head. My heel began to hurt as I walked towards the starting line and I was really scared I'd get a blister about two miles into the race...