Word: liquid
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...charges of fraud have struck an industry already reeling from allegations of deception, greed and insufficient attention to their products' safety. The Food and Drug Administration is currently investigating an alleged cover-up by Hoffmann-La Roche of the lethal effects of its liquid anesthetic Versed, which has been linked to 40 deaths from respiratory failure. And while fraud has not been alleged against Pfizer, the New York City-based company will set aside $500 million for problems arising from one of its now discontinued artificial heart valves, which exhibit a sometimes fatal tendency to crack inside the body...
...more than 13,000 incandescent light bulbs. Controlled by a robotic animation system, the giant bottle pops its cap, a straw emerges, and the soda level rises and falls as if King Kong were guzzling it. The optical fiber sparkles to give the appearance of a carbonated brown liquid...
...infiltrated every nook, cranny and copy machine in the modern office, the electronics revolution is starting to work its magic in the workshop. Tools that date back to the Iron Age can now take advantage of two decades of technological advances, including lightweight rechargeable batteries, custom- made computer chips, liquid-crystal readouts and semiconductor sensors. Result: a new generation of smart tools that promise to bring the benefits of the computer age to those who like to work with their hands...
...that had many of aspirin's benefits without some of its side effects. Worse, aspirin had been linked to Reye's syndrome, a rare but sometimes deadly condition that can afflict children after a bout of flu or chickenpox. Doctors immediately ceased to recommend it for most youngsters, and liquid Tylenol replaced orange-flavored children's aspirin in the family medicine cabinet...
...council's net liquid assets total about $164,000, in six separate accounts at Baybank and Holyoke Center, he said...