Word: thirst
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...Henley Royal Regatta in Henley-on-the-Thames, England. The Crimson won three titles, a feat never before accomplished by a non-English team and also setup the first All-American final in the Brittania Cup. But this benchmark has not quenched the Crimson’s thirst for success...
...British response to that call - is a thinly veiled response to threats on oil supplies. Labour MP Alan Simpson told the Belfast News Letter, "Sadly, I think Bush will hit Iraq in much the same way that a drunk will hit a bottle. He needs to satisfy his thirst for power and oil." Simpson then dismissed Blair's report as "deeply flawed, partial and superficial," according to the paper...
Part of me that day felt a thirst for revenge. The battle had been brought to us with a surprise attack on our home soil that killed thousands of innocent civilians. Who in the world thought they could do this to the United States and get away with it? But that feeling was tempered by the satisfaction I felt in knowing that at some point in the future I would get to play a direct part in the country’s response in the new War on Terrorism...
What gets neuroscientists excited is that most of these digestive hormones seem to affect the same group of neurons in the hypothalamus, a subsection of the brain that acts as a kind of master regulator of some of our more basic instincts--hunger, thirst, sleep, sex. That means if PYY fails to be a good candidate for a new antiobesity drug, researchers may find another target in the brain that works better. Alternatively, studying PYY may help with the opposite problem--loss of appetite--which so often affects cancer patients and people with AIDS...
...water be bad for your waistline? America's increasing thirst for fortified waters, which have added vitamins, minerals, herbal supplements and, yes, lots of sugar, has made products like Glaceau's vitamin waters huge sellers. Now, big guns like Pepsi and Snapple, trying to raise their share of the $6.9 billion bottled-water market, have launched their own concoctions. But drinking more water may not always be good for you. "The sugar levels in these drinks can actually inhibit the body's water- and vitamin-absorption and cause stomach cramping," warns Shan James, physiologist at Duke Health and Fitness Center...