Word: detectable
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...Although Michael Schiavo and the Schindlers were initially united in seeking extensive treatment for Terri's condition, the two sides have been estranged since February 1993, when they apparently had a falling out over the $300,000 malpractice settlement that Michael won from Schiavo's gynecologist, who failed to detect the potassium imbalance that led to her collapse. (An additional $750,000 from the case was put into trust for Terri's care, although Michael Schiavo's lawyers claim almost all of it has been used for medical and legal bills...
Space, he said, is a much “cleaner” environment for astrophysical observation because infrared light from extrasolar planets is easier to detect when frigid temperatures lessen interfering emissions from other sources...
...used oxycodone, the main ingredient in OxyContin, for nonmedical reasons jumped from 11.8 million in 2002 to 13.7 million in 2003. The increase happened even though OxyContin's maker stopped distributing its strongest pill, the 160-mg tablet, in 2001 and more states began prescription-monitoring programs to detect abusers who go from doctor to doctor looking for pills. In December the Drug Enforcement Administration announced a toll-free number to report the illegal sale of prescription drugs...
...open this spring to ease inmate overcrowding in the state's Appalachian corner, and the Virginia general assembly recently appointed another circuit judge to help Tazewell. Also, the legislature has begun exploring an expansion of southwestern Virginia's prescription-monitoring program statewide, allowing state police and physicians to detect patients who go doctor shopping. In Tazewell, authorities are applying a big-city solution to their rural problem. They recently began a drug court dedicated to drug cases, where young narcotics offenders receive intensely monitored probation. And Lee has been appointed a special U.S. Attorney, giving him the power to prosecute...
...February raid on a safe house that police say was maintained by Abu Sayyaf in Manila. Twelve bombs manufactured from C4 plastic explosive were recovered, expertly hidden in items such as toothpaste tubes and deodorant bottles. "We call them invisible bombs because they are very, very difficult to detect," says one senior government official familiar with the case. "And at that size we can only think of one purpose: airplanes." The bombs, some of which already had detonators attached, represent a new level of danger for Asia's aviation industry...