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...liver becomes fatty and therefore less efficient after only a few weeks of downing three or four drinks a night. But in the early stages, at least, the condition can be reversed by abstinence. More moderate imbibing-two drinks a night with meals, say-almost certainly does no harm to most people. New studies link drinking to heart-muscle damage and deterioration of the brain. Research by Dr. Ernest Noble of the University of California at Irvine shows that alcohol inhibits the ability of the brain cells to manufacture proteins and ribonucleic acid (RNA), which some researchers believe play...
...exactly why, but the value and affection that Morris conveys about his family make clear what extraordinary pressure he must have felt to do what he finally did. For when the children were well along into their teens, so that Morris and Elizabeth felt that the change would not harm them, he began massive doses of estrogen and opened medical negotiations that led to surgery...
...splitting atoms of uranium to spin turbines that generate electric power. Though the average plant costs 10% to 30% more to build than one that burns coal or oil, operating costs are much lower. Nuclear plants are also relatively kind to the environment. They discharge hot water that can harm aquatic life and change the characteristics of lakes; but they cause no air pollution, no spills at sea, no strip mining on land. And the uranium fuel is not subject to embargoes by foreign suppliers. Already, 44 nuclear plants produce about 6% of the U.S.'s electricity; 54 others...
...priest, "Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. I have taken newspapers from their racks without paying. I've deliberately taken pleasure in impure thoughts." Then, in a great, garbled rush of feeling, he admits that he is involved in "some work"-work that may bring harm to a couple of young people. He does not wait for the priest to absolve him, however. He just mutters that he will be "in no way responsible...
...Harvard negative rested its case on the stand that impeachment without conviction would result in more harm than the negative counterplan...