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...superior goofball plot, raffish cast and zany sex scenes (a critical test for a humorist) make this the funniest of Buckley's books. The style alternates between Saturday Night Live and Raymond Chandler: "A tsunami-sized wave of nausea rolled through him. Nick's eyes went groggily back to Monmaney, who was peering at him without sympathy. Yes, a real killer, this one, looked like he flossed with piano wire...
Chabot consulted with seven colleagues, all of whom concurred that Bosscher's prognosis was dismal. Finally, Chabot agreed to help her. On Sept. 28, 1991, he handed Bosscher 20 sleeping pills and a toxic liquid mixture. Along with this deadly cocktail, she swallowed some medicine to prevent nausea. Then she lay down on her bed; a friend, Chabot and another doctor sat by her side. She kissed a portrait of her sons and, while Bach played on a tape recorder, peacefully drifted into death...
Many advances in cancer research ((SCIENCE, April 25)) have been made beyond the laboratory in caring for cancer patients. Our control of the effects of cancer on the body and psyche has made treatment more tolerable for millions. Technology is fighting the war against nausea, vomiting, pain and appetite loss with new and different medications, portable infusion pumps and patches delivering medications through the skin. Specialists in psycho-oncology help patients handle the stresses of the disease. Cancer is not necessarily a death sentence. Its treatment can be more easily endured until the day that the science of genetics...
...Alzheimer's sufferers received another ray of hope in the finding that the drug tacrine can significantly -- though temporarily -- improve memory. Unfortunately, tacrine in high doses can damage the liver and cause such other side effects as nausea...
...know, its relevance is limited--but it's been six months of winter and our sanity is starting to go. So we claim no responsibility for any confusion as a result of this article. It's just your sunstrokes. We promise. That may also explain the nausea and diarrhea. Enjoy your spring breaks, everyone. And let us know if you see any extra-terrestrials...