Word: pills
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History suggests that something--be it a Wayans brother, a pill-popping cop or a fluffy rabbit--should surprise and win over the audience soon. In 1983-84 there was one sitcom--Kate & Allie--in the top 10. The next year The Cosby Show debuted. With the Friends soon to receive their Modern Maturity subscriptions, the right attention-grabbing comic at the right time could end up one lucky bunny...
...humble, chalky pill is already linked to reduced rates of heart attack fatalities, and some studies suggest it could reduce the risk of colon cancer. Now, a study out of New York University Medical Center has created a speculative connection between aspirin use and a reduced risk of epithelial ovarian cancer, the most common form of ovarian cancer...
...decision of UHS to refrain from offering this new and controversial service to its students is a sound one. RU-486 is not just a pill that can be distributed over the counter--rather, it involves several visits to internists for its administration. In the few cases where the pill has been ineffective, the practitioners have had to perform surgical abortion procedures; in others, surgery was needed as a result of heavy bleeding. UHS does not administer abortions on-site, and given the possibility of complications, it is wise to refer students elsewhere...
...recent article on RU-486, a drug designed to induce abortion (News, "UHS Approves Abortion Pill," Feb. 7) does not sufficiently explain the opposition offered by Harvard Right to Life...
While HRL is opposed to all forms of abortion, we take particular exception to RU-486. This pill, like the surgical procedure, poses a host of risks to both the physical and psychological well-being of the mother. However, RU-486 causes unique problems in a college community...