Word: liverals
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...recommendations, says the report, the American people could cut by at least 20% the risk of developing coronary heart disease, the top killer in the U.S. They could also "substantially" reduce the threat of a host of other ailments, including cancer, stroke, high blood pressure, obesity, osteoporosis and liver disease. Just how to do this is described in the guidelines, which were prepared by a 19-member panel after a review of more than 5,000 studies. The NRC group not only crystallizes the broad dietary goals laid down by earlier reports but also extends them to children...
Children may also be more vulnerable than adults to pesticides because their bodies are still maturing. Cells are rapidly dividing, and organs, like the liver, may not be as efficient in removing toxic chemicals. "We must revise all existing tolerances and set the levels for children," says Janet Hathaway, the NRDC's chief lobbyist in Washington. "We should be able to eat food without worrying that we are sowing the seeds of cancer...
...interview, Tower read a portion of a letter from Lichliter that said tests that were conducted prior to his surgery to remove a colon polyp foundnormal liver functions, and that there was noevidence of alcohol withdrawal following theoperation...
Nonetheless, the State Department reportedly has been cooking up a compromise in which the U.S. would export specialty beef products, including tongue and liver, that conform to E.C. standards. Secretary of State James Baker may offer such terms this week when he makes a diplomatic tour of European capitals...
Within days, the rebel offer had achieved what may have been one of its principal objectives: a division between Duarte and the U.S. Government. Gravely ill with stomach and liver cancer and legally barred from seeking another term, Duarte was caught off balance. He rejected the F.M.L.N. proposal to push back the election date as unconstitutional, telling a press conference, "It's not a plan for peace. It's a plan...