Word: chronical
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...Princeton player who figures to be fired up is center Judson Wallace. Wallace has been severely limited by a chronic back injury all season, but against Harvard the 6’10” senior scored 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting, nearly pulling out a win by himself...
...disease with help from outside. Although more than one in three Botswanan adults has the aids virus, more than 35,000 (including nine of the 12 contestants) now take antiretroviral drugs (ARVS), meaning they should live relatively normal - and long - lives. "For many people it has become a manageable chronic condition," says Brad Ryder, communications manager at the African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnership, a drug therapy program funded by U.S. drugs titan Merck and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation...
Forget about the NCAA tournament—that crushing at home destroyed any residual chance the Tigers had of earning a selection to the National Invitational Tournament. Princeton’s poor play can be described partially by the chronic back injury of star center Judson Wallace, which has limited his availability and dulled the Tigers’ claws. But Wallace’s back can’t explain the fact that the team is poised for its worst Ivy League season ever...
...weary Iraqis and Americans alike, al-Jaafari's gentility is a welcome antidote to the country's chronic acrimony. After weeks of negotiations, al-Jaafari, 58, has emerged as the favorite to become Iraq's first elected Prime Minister--the most powerful position in the incoming government. His main challenger has been Ahmad Chalabi, the former favorite of the Pentagon, whose relationship with the U.S. soured after he was accused of passing secrets to Iran. Though he commands little popular backing, Chalabi waged an aggressive campaign for the premiership, hoping to pick up support from uncommitted members of the Sistani...
Kate Dunitz, 16, was plagued by chronic pain following surgery in 2004, and was prescribed a mix of healing Iyengar yoga, craniosacral massage, art therapy and hypnotherapy. The clinic also uses acupuncture, meditation and relaxation exercises. "I thought they were hocus-pocus," says Dunitz, "but I did a complete turnaround." She will return to high school full time next fall as a senior...