Word: boned
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...what can the monks of Shwe Zedi do, besides point at words in a dictionary? I asked the abbot, who replied, "Pray." As I left Shwe Zedi, he handed me a tiny, ivory-hued bead. It was, the abbot said, a bone relic of the Buddha, or it symbolized as much. I thanked him for the lucky gift, but I couldn't help thinking that the monks of Burma needed the relic far more than...
...head simmering in a pot in preparation for making an herb-infused, French-style headcheese. The rest of the hog, raised by a local veterinarian and rancher, is then broken down for a variety of dishes, including sausages, rendered lard, rillettes, pâtés, a bone stock for soup, spit-roasted tenderloin and a braised pork belly - all served the following day at what can only be called a pig feast. What is left does not even fill a small tableside bucket, Griffiths says. (See pictures: "What the World Eats, Part...
...Summers was with Paul when their car crashed and he broke his back, both collarbones, six ribs and his nose. His right arm and elbow were crushed. Doctors suggested it be amputated, but he said no, so they took part of his leg and grafted it onto the pulpy bone. Fearing that his arm wouldn't regain its movement, Paul insisted that it be set at a right angle so he could still play guitar...
Currently only one anabolic agent, called teriparatide, is available. But because it causes the deposition of new bone, it has the potential to cause uncontrolled bone growth and osteosarcoma tumors; to avoid that, the drug can be given only for short periods of time - about two years. After the drug treatment stops, bone loss resumes...
Amgen is developing an anabolic therapy based on a genetic mutation found in people with abnormally strong bones. So far, says the company's executive vice president of research and development, Roger Perlmutter, early testing of the compound in postmenopausal women has been "spectacular." The agent appears to build bone density, and Perlmutter's team is continuing to study the volunteers to see if they experience improvements in fracture healing...