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Those lucky enough to ingest the spores without becoming seriously ill seem to acquire immunity. More serious cases are often mistaken for pneumonia, since the fungus flourishes in the moist, warm environment of the lungs. In about 1% of victims, the disease spreads beyond the lungs through the bloodstream -- typically...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Valley Fever | 2/1/1993 | See Source »

By the time hockey season came, we were ready. Whenever the band started up "10,000 Men," we shrieked the words at the top of our lungs. Other spectators started at us, rolled their eyes and muttered "freshmen."

Author: By Molly B. Confer, | Title: I'll Stand By My 10,000 Men | 11/7/1992 | See Source »

Like all good industrial music, Nine Inch Nails' sound is so overwhelmingly technical that it becomes primal. Speed ("Wish" clocks in at 180 beats per minute) and volume give the EP a sense of manic urgency. Broken also celebrates destructive impulse in all its magnetic horror and beauty. It is...

Author: By J.c. Herz, | Title: Breakneck Beats | 10/8/1992 | See Source »

Most controversial of all is the suggestion that physicians themselves have exacerbated the epidemic. Over the years, doctors have come to rely on powerful adrenaline-like substances called beta-agonists to treat asthma. When inhaled, these drugs open airway blockages in the lungs. But in the past 18 months a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asthma Deadly ... But Treatable | 6/22/1992 | See Source »

Part of the reason may be that beta-agonists work too well at providing relief. "If you're allergic to a cat, and a cat walks into the room, you'll cough and wheeze," explains Dr. Clive Page of the University of London. "What your body is saying is 'Leave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asthma Deadly ... But Treatable | 6/22/1992 | See Source »

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