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In 1972 doctors discovered that the pale and distressingly listless baby had CF. The disease strikes one in 1,000 children, is always fatal, but ravages its victims first. Girls suffer more than boys and die at a faster rate. To prolong Alex's life, Deford and his wife...
Asbestos, a common insulation material has been linked to cancer and several other fatal diseases, illness may occur when airborne fibers enter the lungs.
Dr. Francis stopped when he finished telling what had been done. Dr. Salk, who rose to a standing ovation from 500 usually undemonstrative scientists, took a peek into the future: the vaccine, he suggested, might be made almost 100% effective. This does not mean that polio will be suddenly abolished...
They are still young, although the impertinent encroachments of middle age are beginning to make themselves felt in lungs and limbs. Deskbound by day, they work at fast-track jobs whose rewards and stresses balance in a tenuous equilibrium. Orphans of the "me" decade and survivors of the sexual revolution...
These grueling regimens, and others like them, are all in a day's play for a growing band of men and women to whom fitness is a top priority. Although they are not professional athletes, many of the new hard-bodied elite are familiar with the burning pain, pounding...