Word: germ
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...While the U.S. can brush aside his letter's nine points for now as so much Swiss cheese, the issues they raise lie at the heart of the tug-of-war. Iraq says it has largely complied with disarmament demands; the U.S. insists that Saddam is hiding stockpiles of germ weapons and the equipment to produce them. Saddam wants relief from the crippling sanctions; the U.S. says he hasn't earned it. Saddam says his word is good; the U.S. doesn't trust...
Both stores offer to add vitamins to theirdrinks. Cafe Gaia will provide "Boosters" likecalcium, soy protein and gingko bilboa to asmoothie. The Wrap's additives--called"Purposes"--include lecithin, wheat germ and oatbran...
...human papillomavirus--that is ravaging the U.S. and has taken a particularly harsh toll on teenagers. Things have got so bad that researchers from Johns Hopkins University last week called for routine screening every six months of all sexually active teenage girls for infection with Chlamydia trachomatis, a germ that can inflict permanent infertility. First isolated from the genital tract in 1959, chlamydia causes 4 million infections in the U.S. each year...
...KILLER GERM...
Apart from these measures, there's not much even the most germ-wary person can do. Eating, drinking and human contact are not optional, and as long as O157 is out there, some people are going to get sick. As long as some people get sick, at least a handful are going...