Word: runaways
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...from ready for clinical use; it fell short in several areas. In older patients, for example, it had no benefit at all. In younger subjects, there was brief but fleeting improvement. All of the surgical patients experienced serious side effects - and of course four of the subjects developed runaway movements and tremors as a result of an overproduction of dopamine...
Fortunately, doctors have developed reliable tests to diagnose the illness. The presence of several key antibodies in the blood provides one important clue. The clincher is an endoscopic examination of the small intestine that reveals damage wrecked by a runaway immune system...
...song was a runaway hit in Britain last spring, and from there Gray rode a wave of trans-Continental buzz. He is part of a generation of gifted young singer-songwriters-it also includes such acts as Elliott Smith, Badly Drawn Boy and Beth Orton-who have thrived by providing an alternative to the numbing, bubble-gum conformity of pop, and the hard, forbidding edge of rap and metal. "The people who have bought the record are people who haven't participated in a long time," Gray says, explaining White Ladder's appeal. "It's got melody and a strong...
...York Post item) Marilyn Manson had been cast in the upcoming kiddie flick "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." The two actors' unions, SAG and AFTRA, denied that they are at war with each other. Warren Beatty's publicist denied that Beatty was responsible for the delayed production and runaway budget of "Town and Country," a much-troubled movie coming soon with Beatty, Diane Keaton and Goldie Hawn...
...example, is used to alleviate the intestinal inflammation caused by Crohn's disease, and drugs against the potentially systemic disorders scleroderma and Sjogren's syndrome are well along in clinical trials. None of these treatments is a cure, of course, but anything that can put the brakes on a runaway immune system has to be considered a good start...