Word: prolongs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Meanwhile, West German television estimated that 200,000 to 300,000 pro-democracy activists demonstrated in Leipzig, in the center of the country, pressing for continued change to prolong the spirit of hope sweeping the nation...
...years reviewing the scientific literature on the subject, acknowledges that researchers have established a link between high cholesterol and increased risk of heart disease. He argues, however, that diet modification cannot do much to lower cholesterol, that reducing blood levels of the suspect substance has not been proved to prolong life and that cholesterol-lowering drugs may carry more risks than benefits. Moore's readers are likely to come away totally bewildered about what to believe and whose advice to follow...
...because some of them died from other ailments. Whether this was by chance or the result of low cholesterol remains an open question. That puzzling outcome does not overly impress most researchers. They feel that as additional, longer studies are completed, it will be proved that lowering cholesterol can prolong life. In the meantime, it makes sense for people to try to reduce their risk of heart disease and take their chances with other illnesses...
...side effects, which can include severe anemia. But the more bitter issue is its cost. A year's supply for a person who takes twelve capsules a day has run upwards of $8,000. For patients who lack full health insurance or other financial resources, the chance to prolong life seems cruelly out of reach...
...ultimate passage of the bill was never in doubt, but Sen. Howard M. Metzenbaum (D-Ohio) was threatening to prolong debate, which began Monday, into the weekend unless senators agreed to tougher capital requirements...