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Word: diethylstilbesterol (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...also been stymied in banning another substance given to animals to boost growth: the hormone DES (diethylstilbesterol), which is known to cause cancer in humans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Drugged Cows | 9/10/1979 | See Source »

...morning after pill--a group of synthetic estrogens effective when taken within 72 hours of intercourse--is administered by University Health Services to between 35 and 45 Radcliffe students each year. The compound used by UHS--diethylstilphosterol--differs slightly from that investigated by Nader, diethylstilbesterol...

Author: By Richard J. Meislin, | Title: Morning After And HSA | 12/16/1972 | See Source »

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