Word: sudden
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...their worst, these allergens produce sudden death -- a result of what is called anaphylactic shock -- in 2,000 Americans a year. Another occasionally deadly complication is asthma, a chronic breathing disorder that kills 4,000 Americans a year (see following story). Altogether, allergies and asthma affect as many as 50 million people in the U.S., costing them up to $5 billion annually and accounting for 1 of every 9 visits to the doctor, including 1 of every 5 trips to a pediatrician. Despite the mass discomfort, the allergy branch of the National Institutes of Health spent only $29 million...
...filed insider-trading charges against three top officers at Shared Medical Systems. The executives, including CEO R. James Macaleer, are accused of making false statements about Shared Medical's financial health and then selling 157,400 shares, at 35 to 4114 each, before the Malvern, Pa., company disclosed a sudden sharp decline in its earnings. The news sent the stock tumbling to 27. The agency is seeking $1.7 million in "unlawfully avoided losses," plus a civil penalty of three times that amount...
...come here and you're not sure if you're going to fit in," Cooper says. "For me a big part of fitting in was my tennis game, and all of the sudden it was taken away from...
...friend said, 'Anton, you don't want to dothat now.' But of course once I had it in mind Ihad to look at the plaque," Quist continues. "Thenall of a sudden I heard the sound of guns beingcocked. If I had moved they would have killed me,they are all so trigger-happy. They kept me injail all night long, sending me from room to room,asking me questions. The next morning the captaincame in and took one look at me and said, 'Gohome, kid. And stay out of trouble...
...young man from Leverett House who I had datedthe year before was reported killed at PearlHarbor. And all of a sudden all window blinds intrains and houses on the coast had to be carefullyclosed at night, as a precaution against airraids...