Word: staving
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Conservative Christians, cancer patients, burn victims and senior citizens, among others, have shown surprising interest. Joanne Martinez, 37, of San Clemente, Calif., bought a Hawaiian-print ensemble to stave off chills during late-night dips. Her mother Norma Suarez, 69, got a suit because her medications make her skin sun-sensitive. "We're both hooked," says Martinez. Meanwhile, Kathleen Petroff, 59, of Helendale, Calif., bought her Splashgear suit for a snorkeling trip, after weight gain from multiple-sclerosis treatment made her old suit unappealing. If not for Sabet's design, she says, "I would have missed swimming with the dolphins...
...developing breast cancer as young women. Screening them at age 25 instead of 40, as usually recommended, can pick up the disease sooner and, it is hoped, give doctors the chance to remove small lesions before they grow or spread. (Radiation is now rarely used for children.) Similarly, to stave off heart disease in graduates of chemotherapy, doctors can be more aggressive in prescribing cholesterol-lowering drugs or blood-pressure medications...
Despite a one-sided history that has seen the Harvard men’s lacrosse team beat Holy Cross in 23 consecutive contests dating back to 1958, the Crimson had to stave off a furious Crusader rally in the final minutes to hold on for a 12-9 victory on Saturday afternoon at Harvard Stadium.What was supposed to be a tuneup for next weekend’s rivalry game against Yale quickly turned into a dogfight. “The thing about these games that makes them so challenging and dangerous is that the other team really has nothing...
...forced to compromise with his old foe, because U.S. economic support is vital for South America's poorest nation. And nowhere is compromise more difficult for Morales than on the issue of coca itself. The leaf has a centuries-long tradition in the Andes, where it is chewed to stave off hunger and where its tea made is served everywhere from fancy hotels to rural homes. But export of the leaves beyond the region has been banned since 1961 by a United Nations anti-drug convention, because they also contain the base product for cocaine...
...Instead, on that day, the fiery Iranian leader muted his tone and appealed for dialogue with the West, evidently hoping to stave off a second U.N. Security Council resolution imposing sanctions over Iran's failure to heed its demand to suspend uranium-enrichment activities. But on March 24, the Security Council unanimously voted to expand the sanctions, and now Tehran has reverted to defiance...