Word: swallow
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...oysters often carry the hepatitis A virus, which causes a truly unpleasant (though not necessarily fatal) liver disease. Now comes a vaccination of sorts, and one that many people will find easier to swallow than the oysters. According to a report in the journal Epidemiology, chasing oysters with a glass of wine or a cocktail can reduce the risk by a whopping 90% no matter how many oysters are downed. It's the first time anyone has shown alcohol can prevent viral illness...
...Joseph Hazelwood, captain of the tanker that ran aground in Prince William Sound in 1989, causing the nation's worst oil spill. The court found that the state used tainted evidence against Hazelwood, but acknowledged that its decision was likely to be "a bitter pill for many Alaskans to swallow...
...undergraduates, willing to swallow the changes in coffee shop flavor, still cling to the cafe cult...
...moment. If he can sneak the first assumption past the grader, then the rest is clear sailing. If he fails, he still gets a fair amount of credit for his irrelevant but factfilled discussion of scientific progress in the 18th century. And it is amazing what some graders will swallow in the name of intellectual freedom...
...definitely good to end the season on a high note, but I really feel sorry for the seniors," junior outfielder Mike Hill said. "They really wanted to win the league and go on to bigger and better things in collegiate baseball. It's still tough to swallow...