Word: sufferings
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...true, these are the actions of two people, two individuals," forsgard says. "What is remarkable is that Eliot House students were able to make sure that the charity did not suffer as a result of the [alleged] actions of two individuals...
...common human virus may play an integral role in coronary disease, according to preliminary findings by National Institutes of Health researchers, by inhibiting the action of a gene that normally limits cell growth. Up to half of patients who undergo balloon angioplasty to relieve arterial blockages suffer renewed arterial narrowing within six months. Researchers may have ! identified the cause: the cytomegalovirus, which appears to limit the protective benefits of the p53 gene, thus leading to the regrowth of muscle cells in vessels treated with angioplasty...
Your story failed to acknowledge that men also suffer abuse. However, a recent editorial in the Dallas Morning News cited the following statistics: Women commit half the spousal murders in the U.S. A survey funded by the National Institute of Mental Health found that men and women abuse each other at about the same rate, with women more inclined to use weapons to compensate for their smaller size. And several studies indicate that domestic violence against males occurs at a rate nearly identical to that of violence against women, yet women are nine times as likely to report the abuse...
...cause ADHD-like behavior. "A third cause is another form of neurological dysfunction, like a learning disorder," says Silver. "The child starts doodling because he didn't understand the teacher's instructions." All this is made more complicated by the fact that some kids -- and adults -- with ADHD also suffer from depression and other problems. To distinguish these symptoms from ADHD, doctors usually rely on interviews with parents and teachers, behavior-ratings scales and psychological tests, which can cost from $500 to $3,000, depending on the thoroughness of the testing. Insurance coverage is spotty...
While the people of Haiti suffer under economic sanctions, the nation's rulers are not only settling in for the long haul, they're making pricey home improvements. LIEUT. GENERAL RAOUL CEDRAS installed solar panels in his home in the hills above Port-au-Prince, an addition that will make his life more comfortable during frequent blackouts. Michel Francois, head of the Port-au- Prince police, ordered luxury furniture for his mansion -- but alas, the vessel carrying his shipment was turned back by the U.S. blockade...