Word: dose
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...crucial element is the extent of the FDA's regulatory control over the way cigarettes are manufactured and packaged. All the marketing restrictions in the deal will amount to little if the product remains as deadly as ever. And since the entire scientific case against smoking is premised on dose-related data (e.g., the stronger the yields of the harmful ingredients in each cigarette and the greater the smoker's total intake of them, the higher the risk of dying prematurely), all medical logic suggests that forcing the manufacturers to reduce the toxic potency of their product could significantly reduce...
...second straight day of rain forced another postponement of the 81st running of the Indianapolis 500. In the early lead was Tony Stewart, last year's rookie of the year, trailed closely by pole-starter Arie Luyendyk. Skies were clear Monday morning, but after just 15 laps a fresh dose of rain brought out the red flag and sent the cars back to the pits in the order they were running. With rain still falling a few hours later, chief steward Keith Ward made the official announcement and the cars were returned to their Gasoline Alley garages...
...budget deal, late in 1995, their grudging talks ended in two messy government shutdowns. This time it resulted in an agreement to balance the budget for the first time since 1969, the year the Beatles crossed Abbey Road. What made the difference between then and now was a dose of political realism and a last-minute avalanche of projected cash that undid Democratic sticking points on Medicare caps, domestic spending and cost of living adjustments on Social Security. As recently as last Wednesday, nearly three months into the budget talks, a settlement was just within reach and just...
...Relief at last. For the first time, women in the U.S. can take a single-dose medication called Monurol for common but painful URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS. With other drugs, three to 10 days of treatment is required, so not all women complete the course...
...Vitamin C to the rescue--again? Early findings suggest that one large dose (2 g) of vitamin C may help prevent or reduce the severity of an ASTHMA attack brought on by exercise...