Word: chronicic
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...Oscar. He already is due to show up later this month at the Golden Globes (another Traffic nomination). If he wins, he can put that gewgaw next to his older Independent Spirit Awards for his turns in The Usual Suspects, as a crook with a bad attitude and a chronic case of the mumbles, and Basquiat, where he uttered the immortal threat, "What would you do if I kissed ya?" Swoon, maybe, since Del Toro has a sexy smile, when he can summon the energy to flash...
...Oscar. He already is due to show up later this month at the Golden Globes (another "Traffic" nomination). If he wins, he can put that gewgaw next to his older Independent Spirit Awards for his turns in "The Usual Suspects," as a crook with a bad attitude and a chronic case of the mumbles, and "Basquiat," where he uttered the immortal threat, "What would you do if I kissed ya?" Swoon, maybe, since Del Toro has a sexy smile, when he can summon the energy to flash...
...lose if the controversy lingers and doctors take their patients off it. Last April the Wall Street Journal reported that OxyContin sales increased 95% in one year, generating $600 million in sales for Purdue Pharma. Indeed, the drug, introduced in 1995, has been hailed as a miracle; it eases chronic pain because its dissolvable coating allows a measured dose of the opiate oxycodone to be released into the bloodstream (see PERSONAL TIME: YOUR HEALTH). However, abusers quickly found that by smashing the pills, they can get all the drug's potency in a rush of euphoria...
...pain for fear of being labeled cranky or difficult or because they assume that their discomfort will go away. And yet, says June Dahl, professor of pharmacology at the University of Wisconsin, that reluctance can backfire. Left uncontrolled, the pain you thought was temporary can trigger a long-term chronic condition. It can also interfere with the healing process and lengthen your recovery time...
BATED BREATH The use of inhalers containing corticosteroids is one of the most common treatments for chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Now doctors report that while the steroids may improve symptoms like shortness of breath and even reduce doctor visits, they fail to slow the progression of these smoking-induced diseases. And there are side effects, like bone loss. Don't toss the inhalers; talk to your doctor...