Word: risking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...folks at McDonald's could not have expected an especially warm reception in France, but the manure in the parking lots still must have taken them by surprise. For the past three weeks it's been hard to visit a McDonald's anywhere in France without running the risk of encountering mountains of fresh manure--as well as not-so-fresh fruit and vegetables--dumped in front of the restaurants by protesting farmers...
Vaccines, of course, aren't without risk. A slight possibility always exists that those containing live but weakened viruses--oral polio, measles and mumps vaccines, for example--could trigger the disease they're intended to prevent. And a few vaccines originally thought to be safe have caused side effects so severe in a small percentage of inoculated children that they've had to be modified or temporarily withdrawn...
...single vaccine poses no threat, it's remotely possible that the accumulated mercury in multiple inoculations might cause neurological damage. "We took action before evidence of any harm," says Dr. Walter Orenstein, head of the national immunization program for the Centers for Disease Control. "But even with a theoretical risk, we wanted to work with manufacturers to get to thimerosal-free products as soon as possible...
Paradoxically, the near eradication of many diseases in the U.S. has caused many Americans to risk dispensing with vaccinations. "Today's parents don't know about polio and diphtheria," says Dr. Natalie Smith of the California Department of Health Services. Nor, she warns, are they always aware that in a shrinking world, polio and other infectious diseases can be "only a plane ride away." These are points that parents surely ought to consider if they're thinking of not getting their kids vaccinated...
...blacking out. If your blood glucose drops below 65 mg/dL, don't drive. AIDS ALERT There's no longer room for debate about whether an HIV-positive mom should breast-feed or bottle-feed an infant. New research shows that infected breast-feeding moms run at least a 10% risk of transmitting the virus to their babies over the course of two years. The greatest chance of infecting a baby: during its first five months of life...