Word: pill
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Federal Trade Commission, which regulates advertising, has started to pay a bit more attention to the diet business. After having filed a mere 13 lawsuits against the industry in the entire decade of the '80s, the FTC has brought three cases this year. One action involved a diet pill that when swallowed, according to the ads, would break "into thousands of particles, each acting like a tiny magnet." Fat cells would allegedly be attracted to the "magnets" and eliminated through the digestive system. In addition to - going after such obvious frauds, the FTC has initiated a broad investigation of diet...
...administration opposes sex education and access to contraception, fearing that it promotes sexual promiscuity. It denies funding to international organizations that hope to curb overpopulation through medical attention and information concerning abortion. It promises to undermine attempts to legalize RU486--the French morning after pill--in the United States...
...drug ring in West Columbia, S.C., got its goods in a macabre way: from dying cancer victims. In some cases, devious dealers posing as good Samaritans stole Dilaudid pain pills and morphine from patients, leaving their victims with only aspirin to ease their suffering. But police say as many as 20 patients at the Veterans Affairs hospital sold their drugs to dealers. One patient convinced VA officials that he needed 60 Dilaudid a month to treat his severe arthritis. Another made a $1,200 profit, even though the going rate was $10 a pill, a fraction...
...have a running superstition. I pass out two jelly beans to each player before each match." Chang said. "Mike Shyjan. for example, relies on his net and services game. So, he takes a yellow `tennis control pill' for his volley and a blue one for his serves. Since we've adhered to this practice, We haven't lost a match...
Talk about a panacea. Two years ago, doctors announced that daily doses of plain old inexpensive aspirin could significantly reduce the risk of heart attacks. Now the ubiquitous little pill that seems to be good for everything from headaches to menstrual cramps has done it again. Its new role: preventing strokes...