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...sniffed. The contents, isobutyl nitrite, smell a bit like burning rubber, and the effect is intense and brief - lightheadedness and a sudden rush that makes the heart race and the body quiver. But the chemical's aftereffects can be most unpleasant: headaches, nausea, heart attacks and, with chronic use, possible liver and lung damage...
...revolt is just what the doctor ordered for a chronic case of national fiscal obesity. We've finally realized that the way to control the Government monster is to cut back on its diet of our money...
Brennan agreed that racial preference could not be condoned simply on the grounds that it was being undertaken for benign purposes. But he thought the Davis program for minority applicants was justified. It aimed to remedy "substantial and chronic underrepresentation" of minorities in the field of medicine. No proof is needed, said the Justice, to show that those who benefit from the program have been victims of discrimination. They fall within a "general class" of people who have suffered discrimination. Whites, it is true, are excluded from the program, but they are not stigmatized...
...many people become disabled despite the methods of modern medicine? The answer is that they did not. Under mounting pressure from claimants and their congressional allies, the definition of disability has been stretched to the point where it can cover a case of nerves, a lingering depression, even chronic headaches. Disability claims are now swamping HEW, which has had to hire 650 administrative judges to hear all the appeals?more judges than the entire federal court system uses. Even so, there is a backlog of 133,860 cases. If their claims are rejected by HEW, people usually resort...
Whatever the setting, an immediate priority of hospices is the relief of chronic pain and fear, which can be particularly severe when patients are dying of cancer. Unlike traditional hospitals, where terminal patients are often so heavily doped that they are virtually in a stupor, hospices usually administer methadone or a special mixture that may include morphine, cocaine, alcohol and syrup. Even before the pain begins to be extreme, the mix is given in relatively small quantities at various intervals around the clock. This helps allay the fear of pain and reduces the amount of drugging necessary to control...