Word: leak
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...person to come out and leak information discussed in a closed portion of an Executive Board meeting is not appropriate and is furthermore grounds for reprimand and censure," Gregoire said. "All proceeding regarding reinstatement have been closed by Executive Order and by a unanimous consent of the Executive Board...
...Some people with leaky heart valves may not have to undergo surgery for their condition. A study of 143 patients shows that taking Procardia, a widely prescribed drug for the treatment of high blood pressure, can decrease the size of a leak, thereby reducing the need for an operation...
...localized areas where TB germs have taken hold, including the lungs or the bones. With staph or strep, the sheer volume of disease-fighting immune cells can overload blood vessels, ripping tiny tears in the vessel linings; toxins can also damage the vessels directly. Plasma begins to leak out of the bloodstream; blood pressure drops, organs fail, and the body falls into a state of shock. In cholera, bacterial toxins attack intestinal cells, triggering diarrhea, catastrophic dehydration and death...
...Guanarito in South America and Lassa in Africa, all members of the arenavirus family -- are particularly frightening because they can kill in such a grisly way. Characteristic symptoms are high fever, uncontrolled bleeding in virtually every organ and finally shock. The liver turns yellow and decomposes. Blood can leak from literally every bodily orifice, including the eyes and the pores of the skin...
Plugging the Plutonium Leak...