Word: sicklied
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...quiet entreaties by some in his own party--to limit the scope and the length of the inquiry. While the Republican faithful are still eager to have Clinton's hide at any cost, the message coming through loudest in the polls is that the public at large is thoroughly sick of the scandal. "He's going to have to make a case why this has to go on ad nauseam--and ad nauseam is a good way to put it," a White House official said of the bind Gingrich faces. "I don't think anyone is going to want...
After a few weeks in the NICU, Christopher even got moved down the hall to the transitional nursery. Then on Sunday morning he started looking sick: his belly was swelling; he showed signs of a massive infection; and he was sent back to the intensive-care unit...
...right. The sick kick of the scenes in Happiness is integral to the pageant of misery and yearning--of the all-American pursuit of happiness, in forms simple or bizarre--that is Solondz's great theme. His intent, to cleanse by shocking, is just as important. In an age of creeping movie sameness, Happiness resounds as a declaration of independence...
Swinney's focus groups have shown that consumers already believe that Duke has the highest-quality medical care. But many people regard it as off-putting--a place you'd go only if you were very sick. Duke responded by adopting the slogan BRILLIANT MEDICINE THOUGHTFUL CARE to reassure patients that Duke doctors really do care about their patients. And they put real doctors front and center in their ads--not just on television but in print and on billboards at the airport...
...prelude to transplant is brutal, however. The children receive near lethal doses of radiation and chemotherapy that kill the rapidly dividing sick cells. This leaves the patients without any immune system, so the most minor infection could kill them. It also kills the cells lining the gut, making digestion difficult, and those lining the mouth, producing painful sores...