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...this week, most of Harvard seemed to be feeling a little bit better. The last two students suffering from the nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and dehydration of Tuesday night left the University Health Services' (UHS) Stillman Infirmary yesterday. And Rudenstine was feeling well enough to attend a Christmas party for Massachusetts Hall staff yesterday...
...cramps stayed steady. In the last 15 minutes of my appointment, I was doubled over. The bleeding was very heavy, heavier than a period. My mom drove me home. By this time, I was bleeding severely, and I had diarrhea. It reminded me of the way you bleed after you give birth. Maybe a woman that hasn't given birth might be a little more distressed...
...cells can overload blood vessels, ripping tiny tears in the vessel linings; toxins can also damage the vessels directly. Plasma begins to leak out of the bloodstream; blood pressure drops, organs fail, and the body falls into a state of shock. In cholera, bacterial toxins attack intestinal cells, triggering diarrhea, catastrophic dehydration and death...
...describe a hypothetical. If (Bill Clinton) called Bob Dole right now on the telephone and said, 'O.K., I'll do your deal with five changes,' Phil Gramm would have diarrhea for a week. That's a political reality." -- SENATOR BOB KERREY (D., NEBRASKA), COMMENTING ON THE HEALTH-CARE BATTLE WITH AN EYE TOWARD THE RIVALRY BETWEEN DOLE AND GRAMM FOR THE G.O.P. PRESIDENTIAL...
...strain of dysentery among Rwandan refugees languishing in Zaire is threatening to become too expensive for aid organizations. Relief officials say the contagious, bloody diarrhea is proving resistant to common antibiotics currently in use in the refugee camps, forcing doctors to turn to more sophisticated and expensive medicines. The Veep's wife, Tipper Gore, spent nearly five hours in the largest Zairian refugee camp, Kibumbo, aiding refugees weakened by disease. "They just need someone to hold their hand, love them and hug them," she said. "At least I can do that...