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...miscarriage. One clue to the cause of these effects comes from National Institutes of Health Researcher Anil Mukherjee, who in 1982 showed that in monkeys the equivalent of three to five drinks consumed rapidly temporarily cuts off all circulation to the fetus, suggesting that brain damage may result from oxygen deprivation. A number of human studies have been carried out in an attempt to find out the level of alcohol consumption necessary to put the fetus in jeopardy. A two-year study at Boston University, begun in 1977, divided pregnant women into groups ranging from those who abstained from alcohol...
Israeli banks once boasted that they were "the economic oxygen of the nation." Today, however, the banks are struggling for breath along with the rest of that country's ailing economy. A bizarre financial crisis, triggered by last year's devaluation of the shekel, has shattered public confidence in Israel's lenders and forced them to slash services. With annual inflation running into three digits (190.7% in 1983), Israelis are accustomed to speculating on the government's frequent devaluations...
...this point. "We're all getting a little old. Some of us have the beginnings of beer bellies. I remember when I was in high school and is some semblance of shape, I wanted to play the whole game. Now after about five minutes I'm looking for an oxygen mask...
...fears began on Columbia 's ninth day in orbit as it circled 155 miles above the earth. The flight had already been lengthened by 24 hours to give ground scientists more experiment time. This was made possible by the shuttle's unexpectedly low use of its "consumables" (oxygen, fuel, electric power). But when Columbia, in preparation for its descent, fired the small maneuvering rockets, or thrusters, hi its nose, the jolt rocked the ship. The usually laconic Young said that it sounded like a "howitzer blast going off in your backyard...
...when he graduates, Gizzi knows what he doesn't want to do. "Two summers ago I worked on a G.M. assembly line. If I ever considered not finishing up my education, that job changed my mind," he recalls. "Then last summer in addition to studying for LSATs, I delivered oxygen for a surgical supply company. I saw some really sad things, people who didn't have much. It really makes you stop and think, and thank God for what you have. I know I never want to go into the surgical supply business...