Word: cancerous
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...iceberg. Epidemiologists estimate that for every person with AIDS, there may be as many as ten more suffering from other illnesses caused by the virus. "The real disease starts when you become infected with HIV," says William Haseltine, chief of biochemical pharmacology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. "AIDS is just the most severe manifestation of that disease, but there are many more, and they can kill...
...there a tenuous proposition at best. Armies of red "fire ants" gleefully attack those unlucky enough to step on their hills; their bites could (in those with the proper allergies) cause Death, according to the newspaper article she cut out on the subject. The blazing sun causes blistering skin cancer of the most painful sort in those not properly protected with sunscreen...
...Soviet leader visited Washington and talked with a group of U.S. business executives. But Milken, still pursuing a deal, disclosed two of his proposals last week. In one scheme, Drexel Burnham would help finance U.S.-Soviet medical ventures that could reap profits from Soviet advances in eye surgery and cancer treatment. Pitching another idea, Milken proposes that the Soviets take advantage of their plentiful commodities by issuing bonds backed by stockpiles of gold or crude...
Spunky Argentine firecracker from wrong side of tracks rides casting couch to boffo b.o. in Buenos Aires, weds political top dog, rips off nation, gets cancer and dies...
Professional animals have been covered by insurance for years. But who foots the growing medical bill for the high-tech treatment of pets? Many clinics provide advanced cancer treatments at a reduced fee to dogs and cats as part of collaborative studies with nearby medical schools. To pay for more traditional therapies, owners in some areas can now purchase pet health insurance, starting at $44 a year for puppies. The plans do not cover such routine care as vaccinations or neutering, but they pay claims of up to $1,000 for fractures, cancer treatments and cardiac surgery. The Veterinary...