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...only begins to state the extent of the health damage. Using data from the report on the levels of human contamination, American experts conclude that a total of more than 5,000 people are likely to die prematurely from radiation-induced cancer. There will be 10,000 cases of thyroid cancer alone, the experts predict, resulting in 1,500 deaths. Though there is still concern about contamination in other European countries, the information indicates that all the premature deaths will be in the Soviet Union...
...lead a client into the pink, louvered privacy of the dressing rooms. Once inside, the client keeps up the conversation, almost a stream of consciousness, rambling from how her daddy picked her name to her plans for furnishing her new condo to her doctor's decision about her thyroid. Like a good Southern girl, she remains sociable and enthusiastic, even at 65, in her underwear...
...other Miami players, especially the most grizzled veterans, refer to Marino in fond terms. Twelve-year Guard Ed Newman talks of protecting "the mother lode 4 yds. behind me." For bench-pressing 510 lbs. and conquering thyroid cancer, Newman is acknowledged as the strongest person on the team, possibly the most poetic. "We never questioned Marino's youth," he says, "because he has a timeless poise. It's a magical blend of humility and self-confidence. For a while I honestly wondered if he was a fluke or a dream. Now I think we all feel like we're part...
...investments in research helped lure prospective backers. Sales climbed, the stock rose, and Greene launched another offering that sold 1.4 million shares at $26.75. Today Hybritech produces 40% of all the monoclonal antibody products on the market, notably diagnostic kits to test for allergies, pregnancy, prostate cancer and thyroid deficiencies. The company's sales went from $6.9 million in 1983 to an estimated $14.5 million in 1984, and its profit for 1984 will be $1.3 million...
...from getting their normal exercise. Of the four, Mondale has the highest (but still normal) blood pressure and cholesterol levels. The former Vice President has had hypertension (high blood pressure); he takes several medicines (Dyazide, hydralazine and, lately, atenolol) to control it. Hart had a benign nodule on his thyroid gland removed in 1972, and takes Synthroid, a synthetic thyroid hormone, to forestall any new growths. Apparently neither candidate suffers any side effects from the daily drugs. Jackson has degenerative-disc problems, which cause lower back pain. Reagan (ailments: hearing loss, allergies) takes only vitamins every...