Word: panacea
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Many physicians defend the use of Ritalin, citing studies indicating that the drug is generally safe and is effective in about 80% of cases of hyperactive children. Adverse effects are usually limited to temporary appetite loss and insomnia. "Ritalin is not a panacea," says researcher Howard Abikoff of the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, "but without medication we'd be up against the wall...
...such legislation would not be a panacea, Kevin Cathcart, an attorney with the Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders in Boston, said in an interview. More than half of all federal judges on the bench today were appointed by Ronald Reagan, not exactly a friend to gays and lesbians over the past eight years...
...Feldstein goes a step beyond a dispassionate economic argument by making his plan into a panacea for the trade deficit--when it's not. The United States could let the dollar fall to eliminate its huge trade deficit. As American goods get relatively cheaper and foreign goods more expensive, America will be selling more and buying less, until eventually our trading accounts balance. In fact, Bush may choose to follow this plan to eliminate the deficit...
...idea, recently suggested in a Crimson staff editorial, that a student center will somehow provide a panacea for the "moribund" social life on campus seems wishful thinking...
ALTHOUGH a student center cannot be the sole panacea for the College's problems, it is a huge step in the right direction. Situated near the center of classroom, office and Yard activity, Memorial Hall is bound to draw in most students and faculty--as long as it provides the right mix of services...