Word: byproducts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...child unit: "Sometimes for the price of an ice-cream cone a kid of eight will pose for a producer. He usually trusts the guy because he's getting from him what he can't get from his parents-love." In many cases, the porn is a byproduct of child prostitution. Pimps invite children to parties, photograph them in sex acts, and circulate the pictures as advertisements to men seeking young sex partners. Frequently, the pictures are then sold to porn magazines...
While impotence can be a byproduct of the 250,000 prostate operations performed annually in the U.S.-crucial muscles and nerves must be cut in the more radical procedures-sexual function is preserved in most cases. Cant cites the encouraging experience of a 62-year-old friend: after his operation he was able not only to urinate easily but his sexual frequency soared from a painful once a month to a highly satisfying two or three times a week...
Sudden Death. The primary cause of this breathing failure remains unclear, though sometimes it appears to be linked with obesity. In any case, drowsiness is only the mildest byproduct. The disorder can lead to hypoxia (low blood oxygen), hypertension (high blood pressure), heart disease and in some cases sudden death. Nor is it easily treatable. Conventional sleeping pills can actually worsen the problem by increasing the breathing difficulty. Removing the tonsils and adenoids to make a larger breathing passage seems to work only in children. Shedding weight makes little difference. Jokes the still overweight Siegel: "I've lost...
Fearsome Fuel Another byproduct of reactors is plutonium, which can also be used as nuclear fuel. But long-lived plutonium is deadly to man and must be handled carefully. A tiny speck in the lungs, for example, can cause cancer. More important, plutonium is the prime ingredient of atomic bombs; as little as 22 lbs. is all that is required for a crude fission bomb with the explosive force of 100 tons of TNT. Thus the material must be safeguarded so as not to fall into the hands of terrorists or blackmailers - and this requires tight security regulations. Nader...
...Washington on one item on Israel's shopping list: the Pershing missile, which has a nuclear potential. Although Jerusalem has never confirmed or denied it, U.S. intelligence experts assume that Israeli technicians have built about ten bulky A-bombs using the uranium that is a byproduct of the country's Dimona reactor. In an interview with TIME Diplomatic Editor Jerrold Schecter, Peres explained Israel's views...