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Flurbiprofen is a more potent version of ibuprofen, which was approved in May for over the counter sales and was used in prescription form since 1974 to treat arthritis pain and other problems...
...early 1990s, Israel's new fighter-bomber should be ready. Called the Lavi (young lion in Hebrew), the jet is touted by Israelis as the most potent in the Western world, complete with state-of-the-art weapons delivery systems and electronic warfare devices. Israel Aircraft Industries began designing the Lavi in 1980. After several U.S. firms turned down Israel's offer of a co-production deal, the Begin government approached the Reagan Administration. Eventually, Washington not only agreed to share U.S. technology with Israel but earmarked nearly $1 billion in development funds for the Lavi. When it finally comes...
Greer winds up her arguments--in a chapter tellingly titled "The Myth of Overpopulation"--with some pretty potent conclusions. We in the West, she charges, assume that there is overpopulation in the world because most people cannot achieve our standard of living. The Malthusian argument that population will eventually outstrip resources is valid, but Greer claims that this has not yet occurred. With an uncharacteristic humbleness. She writes...
...drug works by interfering with the virus' reproductive process. When used as an ointment, however, it merely relieves the discomfort of an initial attack. The FDA is expected to approve the more potent oral form within a few months...
...book even bypasses the one potentially intriguing question about Belushi's death: Why did the Los Angeles police release Cathy Smith, who was subsequently indicted for murder and for "furnishing and administering" speedballs (potent mixtures of cocaine and heroin) during the final days of Belushi's life? Portrayed by Woodward as a user and sometime dealer of heroin, Smith was able to hotfoot it to Canada, where she is still fighting extradition. Woodward is so absorbed in writing about Belushi's demons that he has barely a moment to suggest where they might have originated. Evoking...