Word: stomaching
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Ever been on a plane? You know the feeling that wells up in the pit of your stomach when you're suddenly jolted from your sleep and the passenger seat belt lights flash on. It's like the downhill part of a rollercoaster ride--only you don't know when it's going to end. The flight attendant's voice comes on to assure you that it's just turbulence, that everything is under control. You're a little shaky, but you probably go back to sleep, thinking the pilot is in control...
...really a shortcut? Yes. If you can stomach the heinous architecture, cutting down the Quincy path can reduce a trip from Leverett to Tommy's by about eight seconds...
Amnesty also describes an incident where a pregnant woman was not allowed to see an obstetrician during her imprisonment. Even as she complained "I'm constantly having headaches, stomach cramps, and can't sleep. I'm very scared for my baby and myself...Please help me! Help my baby!" the doctor refused to see her. All essentials for a healthy pregnancy are missing in prison: nutritious food, exercise, sanitary conditions, prenatal care. Pregnant women are sometimes shackled with waist chains that can injure the fetus and ankle chains that increase the likelihood of falling. A 1985 California Department of Health...
...early to focus further investigation and research in case patients are experiencing problems with a drug. However, "what is interesting in this case," Gorman notes, "is that what is being reported is exactly what is not supposed to happen with this drug." Since Celebrex was expected to cause fewer stomach problems than some other painkillers, the suggestion that it may be causing severe gastrointestinal reactions is surprising...
...hard to talk about democracy on a hungry stomach," he said...