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Word: blockers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...being used in any particular case until the end of the test. In the first phase of the experiment, patients who had received placebos experienced less pain than those in the naloxone group. But when the experiment was continued, patients initially in the placebo group but now getting the blocker experienced an increase in pain. In other words, the placebo response diminished. Levine's explanation: somehow placebos apparently activate a body pain-relieving system that relies on endorphin. Says he: "Placebos are not just in people's minds but in their brains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Puzzling Pills | 7/30/1979 | See Source »

...fullback leads the Crimson in rushing with 262 yards, is the squad's second leading pass receiver, and--perhaps his best asset of all--is a punishing blocker...

Author: By Robert Grady, | Title: A Beauty Who's a Beast | 11/1/1977 | See Source »

Junior Roosevelt Cox, whom Irion calls "the best rebounder and shot blocker on the team" walked out of practice on Friday and may not rejoin the squad. "He just decided to bag it," said Irion...

Author: By Robert Sidorsky, | Title: Revamped Hoopsters to Start Campaign | 11/22/1976 | See Source »

TIGHT END. Bennie Cunningham, Clemson, 6 ft. 5 in., 239 lbs. Cunningham plays at a position where blocking is as important as catching, and he excels at both. "He's a mountain of a man," say the experts. "Has good hands and is an exceptional blocker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: OFFENSE | 12/15/1975 | See Source »

...Devlin, Iowa, 6 ft. 5 in., 277 lbs. Jones is the kind of guard the late Vince Lombardi would have admired: with 4.8 speed in the 40-yd. dash, he pulls out swiftly ahead of his running backs. Devlin is another for midable blocker, quick off the ball and adept at keeping pass rushers away from his quarterback...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: OFFENSE | 12/15/1975 | See Source »

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