Word: reaction
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...could be certain. In the hope of protecting the heart against attack by the immune reaction, doctors had dosed Washkansky heavily with half a dozen drugs, and at least two of these, in addition to radiation, might have made his white cells vulnerable...
Post-mortem examination disclosed patches of pneumonia, caused by "a very virulent form of germ," in both of Washkansky's lungs. Drugs given to suppress the immune reaction had inevitably made the patient more susceptible to such an infection. Chief Surgeon Barnard summed up: "I wouldn't like to call this operation an experiment-it was treatment of a sick patient. Although Washkansky died, I don't think we have any evidence that transplantation is not good treatment for certain heart diseases. And we certainly have not found any evidence to discourage us from continuing...
...first session un-great. "In vote after vote," he declared, "the House members of the other party lined up like wooden soldiers of the status quo." Rather than provide constructive alternatives, the Republicans sought to bury good bills "in a blanket of rhetoric beneath a wave of reaction...
Cassidy has also been videotaping depositions, paralleling an experiment of the bar association of Akron. The reaction by judges to dry runs has been lively, with special interest in the taped testimony of such expert witnesses as doctors and ballistics specialists. Trials are often delayed because an expert cannot testify at a time convenient to the court. By videotaping his testimony before the two opposing lawyers, he can appear whenever he has time. So far, apparently, only one court has admitted any video-taped evidence. In Charlestown, W. Va., the police had taped a drunk driver after his arrest...
...Americans may register their disgust with swamps and rice paddies and Viet Cong by refusing to tackle the larger problems of the most heavily-populated continent. As more and more Asian nations gain a sense of national identity, a new attack of American isolationism would trigger a reaction more tragic than all the absurd Vietnams and Laoses put together