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...nefarious H. pylori has also been linked to ulcers and gastritis -- inflammation of the stomach lining. Parsonnet and others believe that people with chronic duodenal ulcers should consider a course of antibiotics to knock out the bug rather than rely on costly medications like Tagamet and Zantac, which treat the symptoms, not the cause. Meanwhile, studies are under way in Colombia and Mexico to determine if a similar strategy of antibiotics could play a role in cutting the world's incidence of stomach cancer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cancer From Germs | 10/28/1991 | See Source »

Emcess Glenn Kessler, Richard Claflin and Chad Leith had an amusing, Hasty Pudding kind of dynamic on stage. Although bits such as "The Home Shopping Period Network," "Hamlet-Cop" and an extended, musical version of "Knock Knock/ Who's There?/ Boo/ Boo Who?/ Hey there--dry your eyes!" were hilarious, perhaps the skits ran a tad long for this mother of all jams...

Author: By Daniel J. Sharfstein, | Title: Making the Best of Their Opportunities | 10/25/1991 | See Source »

Knowles compares his work to that of a bombing mission. "If your bombers are being shot down, you can either develop higher flying bombers or you can knock out the anti-aircraft guns and use the old bombers," says Knowles. By rendering the enzyme inoperable, Knowles effectively knocked out the "anti-aircraft guns...

Author: By Julian E. Barnes, | Title: From the Lab of Jeremy Knowles | 10/16/1991 | See Source »

...Harvard hopes to knock off Army, the Crimson must put the pressure on early, exploiting its newly recharged offense to gain an early lead...

Author: By Jay K. Varma, | Title: Gridders Must Overcome Cadets And Odds Today | 9/28/1991 | See Source »

...that doesn't seem to be good enough anymore. Now, if your neighbor does something annoying, you take out your shot gun and blow a whole through the front door. If somebody cuts you off on the L.A. Freeway, you knock out his or her tires with an unregistered semi-automatic weapon...

Author: By Beth L. Pinsker, | Title: Low-Budget American Realism | 9/26/1991 | See Source »

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