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...most mundane domestic tasks. What's triggered the revolution? A generation of microprocessors small and brainy enough to bring PC power to the dumbest of appliances. Everything from computerized breadmakers to automated lawn mowers suggests that good housekeeping now requires at least two AA batteries (or a very long cord). Result: a simpler, smarter 21st century home. On the following pages, you'll find a TIME survey of the essential accoutrements for this Jetsons life-style...
...tumor, he suffered a paralyzing stroke. Helena has her looks from her mother, a psychotherapist of Franco-Spanish-Austro-Russian-Jewish ancestry. She lived with her parents until she was 30, when she bought an apartment a few minutes from their London home. "I'm not stretching the umbilical cord very...
Berde determined that Alex did indeed have reflex sympathetic dystrophy, a condition in which pain originates from an abnormality in the nerves. In Alex's case, it was due to hyperactivation of nerves running from the spinal cord to the limbs. Alex's legs became hypersensitive to the slightest touch, and they turned blue with cold, for no apparent reason. The cause of the disorder cannot always be determined. It often follows an injury, but Alex's case might have been triggered by a mysterious viral illness. Untreated, the condition can lead to loss of muscle and bone and even...
...kind can easily destroy major organs, unleash torrents of blood, produce severe infection and in general cause widespread bodily mayhem. Gunshot wounds also account for a major part of the rise in spinal injuries in the U.S.; even the grazing passage of a bullet along the spinal cord can be enough to cause paralysis. Two-thirds of gunshot victims do not live long enough to receive medical attention...
...half earlier, he had drilled a series of holes into Schuler's cranium, then connected the dots with a surgical jigsaw. He had lifted out an oval-shaped piece of skull, then cut through and peeled back the dura mater, a thick membrane that protects the brain and spinal cord...