Word: harmlessness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...protection of privacy in no way precludes an annual disclosure of the number of cases in which disciplinary action was taken and the nature of the punishments. In the absence of any serious problems, such a disclosure would be harmless indeed. In the absence of a disclosure, reservations about the University's responsiveness will persist, and thus victims will continue to suffer in silence...
Most doctors who offer the surgery maintain it is harmless, though they note that temporary tenderness, swelling and bruising can result. But last week at a meeting in San Francisco of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, physicians discussed other complications and cited three cases. In two, women lost some of their eyelashes after being tattooed. In the third, a woman suffered an allergic reaction, possibly to the pigment. Says Dr. David Tse of the University of Iowa: "I'm sure as people do more operations, more complications will be reported...
Though the disease is harmless to humans, it spreads easily, carried on clothing and equipment, even on windblown rain. To prevent the canker from spreading beyond its borders, Florida has also forbidden growers to ship fruit to other citrusproducing states...
High-tech spying can seem relatively innocuous, at least to those predisposed not to ask too many questions. The Soviets regularly use European middlemen to buy high-tech gadgetry, which itself often seems harmless. "People rationalize," says Herbert Clough, a security consultant. "This little thing can't do any damage. It won't start World...
Researchers have known for several years that TSS is caused by a toxin produced by a common and usually harmless bacterium called Staphylococcus aureus. In laboratory studies, the Harvard team, led by Infectious Disease Specialist Edward Kass, found that the bacterium produces up to 20 times as much toxin as usual in the presence of certain tampon fibers. Kass's group discovered that the fibers -- polyester foam and polyacrylate rayon -- soak up large amounts of magnesium, which is normally present in vaginal tissue and fluid. When the magnesium is removed from the bacterium's environment, the bug responds by churning...