Word: nervousness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...have finished (for some marvelously zany reason, they appear as penguins carrying briefcases), their boards must be danced lightly out of the ring. The tightwire supports must waft amusingly into the ring. Now, precisely on cue, Antoine the wire walker plays a soothing tune on his oboe for his nervous partner Agathe. Off to the side, Hand Balancer Amelie Demay, 19, shows a younger girl how to do a handstand on the balance point of a teeterboard...
Well, no, not quite yet. The nervous callers apparently mistook the gentler European honeybees for the aggressive killer bees, which U.S. officials say have proceeded no farther northward than central Mexico. But the Texans' growing unease is understandable: unless the bees are headed off or at least slowed down, they may reach the Texas border as early as next year. Mexican and American scientists are doing their level best to keep that from occurring. Near the narrowest part of southern Mexico, where the rugged Sierra Madre sweeps close to the coast, they have prepared a stand against the marauders...
...support each other, but hate to watch the other one play a match. "Neither of us can watch the other play," Jim says. "I think we both get nervous when the other one is playing...
Another autoimmune disease, myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular disorder that afflicts 15,000 Americans, is caused by antibodies that attack vital links in the nervous system, and leads to gradual loss of muscular control. Initial studies suggest that small doses of cyclosporine may be effective in blunting the symptoms of the disease. Some researchers, however, are searching for a more selective remedy that involves mass-producing antibodies that are specific to one antigen. These so-called monoclonal antibodies are designed to immobilize only those B cells that produce the antibodies responsible for the disease...
Harmed most of all may be Panama's banking industry, which has served as a haven for thousands of depositors who demand confidentiality and security. After anti-Noriega demonstrations broke out last summer, nervous investors quickly yanked at least $500 million. When banks reopened last week, the government allowed depositors to make a monthly withdrawal of only 25% of checking-account balances, to a maximum of $10,000, and just 5% of savings accounts. Bankers fear that the restrictions, designed to control the cash drain, will ruin Panama's reputation as a safe haven. Says one: "We have been mortally...