Word: die
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...deeply embedded in eloquent tissue that it cannot be cut out. Surgeons now use focused beams of X rays to kill cancer tissue, but because these devices rely on radiation to destroy tumors, they can be used only sparingly. And because tumors killed this way take months to die, there is no way for the surgeon to know during treatment if he has got all of the tumor...
Some 1.25 million Americans suffer burns every year. Most of them quickly recover, both physically and mentally, with permanent damage limited to a small scar or two. But more than 50,000 burn victims require hospitalization annually, and 5,000 die of their injuries...
...aciduria in 16 other Amish children. The doctors' studies predicted that 50 more children born in the next generation would inherit the two copies of the defective gene needed to cause the disorder. According to the statistics, without treatment nearly all would be disabled, and 12 of them would die before age 5. "Glutaric aciduria is a treatable disease, so we need to know who is at risk during the first few days of life," says Morton...
...clearly captivated by the place and stunned by the enormity of the human catastrophe around the town of Duar, the center of the epidemic. "If you witness a tragedy like that, how can you not be moved?" she explains. "Where else in the world could 50% of a population die without anyone knowing...
...Jordanian helicopter. The release of the man that Hamas considers its "spiritual leader" was sudden, but not a surprise to those in the know. "The Israelis have debated about releasing Yassin for two years," says TIME Jerusalem Bureau Chief Lisa Beyer. "They've been terrified that he'll die in jail and provoke even more attacks...