Word: hornet
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Navy FA-18 Hornet and an army helicopter went down in accidents unrelated to hostile fire...
...those who still fancy the image of Cassady speeding cross country -- muscled arm out the window of a Hudson Hornet, Benzedrine inhaler in nostril -- it may come as a surprise to learn how hard he worked, albeit sporadically, to support his family. He was a brakeman for the Southern Pacific, a job that required a quick mind and quicker feet. Later, fellow workers at the Los Gatos Tire Co. marveled at his speed and skill with iron and sledge...
...medical experts think that HGH therapy may be justified in cases of extreme shortness, they see a dangerous potential for abuse. Notes Dr. Myron Genel, professor of pediatrics at Yale University School of Medicine: "The question of who should and who shouldn't get growth-hormone therapy is a hornet's nest. The criteria are no longer clear." Many parents have been pressuring doctors to try hormone therapy on children who are not abnormally short. One physician recalls a father who asked if his tall son could be made even taller so he would be sure to make the Notre...