Word: chronic
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Reporting in the New England Journal of Medicine, two separate teams of scientists found that treatment with the drug interferon halted destruction of liver cells in about half the patients with chronic hepatitis. A total of 207 people were studied by the two teams, one led by investigators at the University of Florida, the other at the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases...
...though, a new drug called deprenyl may represent a turning point in therapy for Parkinson's. Deprenyl's distinction: it actually slows the progress of the illness. In fact, it is the first medication ever to retard a chronic brain disorder. Deprenyl or similar drugs could conceivably lead to advances in the treatment of other neurological diseases, including Alzheimer...
Known for his generally conciliatory approach in dealing with the legislature since he returned to office in 1983, supporters say he is now using the toughest language of his career. In his speech, he referred to critics as "chronic complainers" and "gloom and doomers...
Some experts believe that Bay Area residents may be peculiarly vulnerable to the syndrome, precisely because they have been anticipating a cataclysm for years. "Chronic stress is very harmful," notes Dr. James Shore of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, who surveyed victims of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. "Preparedness can make people more susceptible...
...will not remove the most serious hurdle to transplants: the chronic shortage of donor organs. More than 18,000 Americans in need of transplants are waiting for organs to become available...