Word: injection
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...this point that TPA has proved so effective. If given within three hours of the stroke's onset, the clot buster can interrupt the brain's panicked reaction. Damage may be kept so limited that it is imperceptible. Ideally, doctors would like to inject the drug within 90 minutes of the initial attack, underscoring once again the need for stroke suspects to get to an emergency room quickly...
...that dampens the immune system in pregnant women, allowing their bodies to adjust to the presence of the foreign fetus. Some doctors believe repeated vaccinations of properly prepared foreign cells will curb the immune reaction enough to hinder the inflammation of arthritis. Other researchers are genetically engineering cells to inject directly into knuckles, above, where they can "teach" the immune system to stop attacking the body's own cartilage...
...lack of blood flow to the penis, and a wide range of treatments is available. Men can take pills that dilate the blood vessels and help facilitate an erection, or they can use vacuum instruments that draw blood into the penis. On the more invasive side, they can inject drugs into the base of the penis that dilate blood vessels, or patients can undergo surgery for penile implants...
Members of the new breed of elected tribal leaders hope the youngsters will return fortified against that mess, with traditional Lakota values they can inject into their communities, such as respect for the earth and the connectedness of all living things. "We call it seventh-generational thinking," explains Bourland. "Seven generations ago, our ancestors loved us so much that we are still here as a people. We have to create a world not only for today, but for seven generations to come. The young people from this camp are going to be the messengers for the future...
...destroy all the world's power sources and send humankind back to the dark ages, she runs away to Los Angeles. The president recruits Snake to penetrate the seedy depths of the world's most lawless city to recover the device. To raise the stakes, the president's thugs inject Plissken with a virus that gives him only a few hours to live. The big question, of course, is whether Plissken can recapture the device and survive in time to escape from...