Word: stomachful
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...rough and tumble of Australia's impending federal election campaign may seem like a picnic to Labor Party leader Mark Latham compared to the acute pancreatitis that flattened him in Sydney last week. Centered in the stomach and seeming to bore through to the spine, the pain of the ailment is "among the most severe . . . it can be overwhelming," says Ross Smith, associate professor of surgery at Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital. Lying down worsens the agony; only doubling over offers any relief until painkillers take effect...
...protest on an empty stomach." MICHAEL BLOOMBERG, New York City Mayor, announcing a plan to discourage demonstrators at the Republican National Convention from engaging in violence by promising food discounts to those who protest peacefully...
...walked since 1978 after a car crash left her paralyzed from the bottom of her rib cage down. Shortly after she awakens, Davis signals with a thumb and index finger that she can feel nearly two inches lower than before. "My goal," she says, "is to regain my stomach and back muscles enough to sit up straighter...
...says the quadriplegic actor opted against having the operation. "I can't be sure, but maybe he could come off the ventilator after treatment," says Huang. A week after her surgery, Nan Davis is no longer sure that her sense of touch has improved, but her back and stomach muscles feel stronger. She hopes "in a decade this will become standard treatment." Until the results are more verifiable, though, it's unlikely the procedure will spread far beyond this one crowded hospital in Beijing...
...mainstay of tavern menus, particularly those along the Vlachika, a famous strip of butchers' tavernas, in the bustling district of Vari on Athens ' southern outskirts. The offal is wrapped in intestines and roasted on a spit. Slivers of meat are then sliced off as appetizers. If you have the stomach for it, try the dish at the traditional Tsolias taverna on 45 Varis Boulevard...