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...massive immune response can also cause fluid to leak from blood vessels throughout the body. This leads not only to dehydration and deterioration of vital organs but also to a dangerous drop in blood pressure, which can result in shock. Indeed, many patients admitted to burn units are already in shock and unable to feel the pain that would be overwhelming if they were conscious...
...suddenly something goes wrong. Maybe the Titan's fuel system springs a leak, triggering a fireball that duplicates the Challenger explosion of 1996. Or maybe the rocket simply wanders off course, forcing ground controllers to blow it up before it can fall back to Earth. In an instant, the Titan and its precious cargo are blasted into a million pieces...
...breast implants do not cause severe illness could be the strongest verdict yet in favor of their manufacturers, reports TIME medical expert Christine Gorman. National Cancer Institute research gives the implants a "clean bill of health" as far as cancer and other diseases are concerned ? even though they frequently leak silicone throughout the body...
...minutes slipped by--and air hissed from Vinogradov's limited supply--the leak stopped being a laughing matter, since a spacesuit rupture in a vacuum can be instantly fatal. Ultimately, Mission Control ordered the airlock repressurized and told the crew to scrounge up another glove and start all over...
...scientific truth. Shark cartilage--and cow cartilage, for that matter--does contain minute quantities of a compound that inhibits blood-vessel growth, and tumors depend on the rapid growth of internal blood vessels that can feed them. But this substance is locked up in the cartilage and doesn't leak out to the rest of the body. To extract it, scientists have to soak huge amounts of cartilage in harsh chemicals for weeks at a time...