Word: scared
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...Thompson hasn't always been good, however, this time around he's been lucky. The anthrax scare has been a decidedly small one, with only eight infections so far and all but one caught in time. And while HHS, an amalgam of a dozen divisions that deals with everything from aging to drugs, has never been the smoothest-running machine in Washington, so far it has effectively mobilized its resources and overseen the testing of thousands and the treatment of all who have needed it. The small scale has also let Thompson maintain that we have enough antibiotics to handle...
Call me crazy, but I actually enjoy the acupuncturist's needles. I can lie on a treatment table, decorated like an octogenarian's party cake for up to an hour, grooving to the warm, harmonious buzz of a balanced body. And why not? Acupuncture can scare away a migraine, soothe arthritis and calm nerves. The painless needles barely penetrate the skin. And the ancient Chinese system of medicine can do no harm...
...wanted to be 18 again,” she said earnestly, “that would really scare me, if I were 18 and I was hearing a woman of 38 not wanting to be in [sic] 38. Because what do I have to look forward to? I mean, is it that bleak? Is that what...
...Friday afternoon, no branch of government was left untouched by the scare. The U.S. Supreme Court building closed for environmental testing after anthrax was found in the high court's remote mail facility. A State Department mail handler who does not work near any of the previously investigated sites has been hospitalized with pulmonary anthrax. The CIA announced that it had found a trace amount of anthrax in a mail-handling facility at its headquarters. Across the city, further environmental tests on congressional office buildings revealed more traces of anthrax. And in New York, scientists found anthrax on four letter...
...trace the highly refined anthrax sent to government leaders and media icons across the nation, but worse yet, they don’t even know whether to look here or overseas. After Sept. 11 showed how unprepared we are to defend against terrorism at home, the ongoing anthrax scare suggests that we are even less equipped to investigate...