Word: sufferings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...were expected to suffer through what coaches and writers tactfully call "a rebuilding year," possibly finishing fourth or fifth in the East at best. Instead, Harvard rolled through the captition and qualified for the NCAA tournament...
...that we can start all over again and do it right. We want reform," he asserts, but experts estimate that the Clinton plan as it is developing will cost Americans $3,500 a year each on average, and "if costs spin out of control, the health-care system will suffer. We think the plan is reckless." The AMA will not say any such thing publicly, however, for fear of losing its bargaining leverage...
...Garlands admit that sun blocks filter out the most damaging solar rays and prevent sunburn. But that allows fair-skinned people to stay on the beach or golf course longer than would otherwise be tolerable. Lulled into a false sense of security, these sun worshippers suffer the cumulative effect of overexposure to the type of radiation that penetrates their sunscreen and, the Garlands say, can lead to malignancy. "It's time to step back and to consider whether what we have been doing, specifically the strong use of sunscreens, is working," says Cedric, a professor at the University of California...
...doubts that the sun's toll is rising. One in 6 Americans will suffer from skin cancer, and the incidence is increasing nearly 4% annually. Of the 700,000 new cases that will be diagnosed in the U.S. this year, 80% will involve cells found in the lower layers of the epidermis. These so-called basal-cell cancers develop slowly, spread rarely and are nearly 100% curable. An additional 130,000 skin cancers affect the pancake-shaped cells that form the skin's upper layers. Although highly treatable, these squamous-cell carcinomas grow faster than basal-cell tumors and annually...
...study, published in yesterday's New England Journal of Medicine, found that men who took vitamin E supplements were 40 percent less likely to suffer from heart disease. Eating beta-carotenes, found in carrots, yellow squash and broccoli, only reduced risk for men who had previously or never smoked. Vitamin C intake, however, had no effect on risk, after E was taken into account...