Word: kidney
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...normal range of blood pressure for a particular child's age, height and sex. If the doctor finds an abnormal result, she will repeat the test over a period of months to make sure the reading isn't a fluke. She'll also check whether other conditions, like kidney disease, could be the source of the trouble. Because hypertension can be hard to detect, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute recommends annual blood-pressure checks for every child over...
Once considered experimental, transplant surgery is increasingly viewed as mainstream medicine. Most insurance companies now cover kidney, heart and liver transplants, but while the surgery itself is becoming routine, prospects for long-term success are not always as high...
...Health Center in New Port Richey, Fla., which participated in the drug's clinical trials, the waiting time to see a doctor for a Viagra consultation is a month. Not that this has stopped motivated patients. "We've been inundated with emergencies," says Dr. Ramon Perez. "Pain in the kidney. Blood in the urine. But when they get in here, they just want to ask us about Viagra. It's amazing. These people have been impotent for three years, and they cannot wait another few days...
...Crafoord prize, named after the inventor of the artificial kidney, is awarded by the same academy that awards the Nobel prizes...
...After all, as Hamer and Copeland observe in their book, "...genes are not switches that say 'shy' or 'outgoing' or 'happy' or 'sad.' Genes are simply chemicals that direct the combination of more chemicals." What genes do is order up the production of proteins in organs like the kidney, the skin and also the brain. Thus, Hamer speculates, one version of the novelty-seeking gene may make a protein that is less efficient at absorbing dopamine. Since dopamine is the chemical that creates sensations of pleasure in response to intense experiences, people who inherit this gene might seek to stimulate...