Word: ills
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...experiment led him to formulate his famous Law of Similars. If a substance produces certain debilitating symptoms in a healthy person, he reasoned, then a small dose could be used to treat the same symptoms in an ill patient. Hahnemann called his new method of healing "homeopathy," from the Greek homoios (like) and pathos (suffering). Using his seven children as guinea pigs, he began testing hundreds of plants and minerals, eventually compiling the list of substances and symptoms that forms the core of today's Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia...
...heralded study, conducted by French researcher Jacques Benveniste and published by Nature in 1988, was challenged by a Nature-sponsored team of investigators who flew to Paris to watch Benveniste repeat his experiments. The team found that the tests were "ill-controlled" and failed to exclude "systematic error, including observer bias...
Junior midfielder T.J. Carella fell ill last weekend, and is questionable for today's game...
...turned out to be from a wealthier segment of Chinese society, she said. After a half-hour attempt to convince her escort she was too ill to attend the afternoon art show they had planned, she said she gained some time to herself and visited peasants...
This summer, Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III fell ill and underwent double bypass surgery and kidney treatment. As one of the College's most influential and charismatic administrators, Epps has seen student affairs at the College through some tumultuous times and myriad changes. His 30-year commitment to Harvard and Radcliffe has been characterized by his caring guidance and counsel...