Word: tick
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...printout was advising that I detour to the south; all the traffic, however, was proceeding due east. What to do? Heed the computer's advice, or follow the herd? Stupidly, I hadn't packed an atlas or road map. "Ella pinched me!" someone shrieked in steerage. Tick-tick-tick. "Follow the traffic," hissed My Wife Who Is Never Wrong...
Lyme disease can be treated, but the common tick-borne illness has never quite been preventable. Two new vaccines using genetically engineered bacteria have been proved effective in protecting adults against Lyme disease. Both await FDA approval, and at least one is expected to be available for next summer's Lyme-disease season. Vaccine tests for children are still in the works...
CLOCK WATCHING Last week the board of directors at the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the hands of its Doomsday Clock ahead five minutes--to nine minutes before midnight. We asked Bulletin editor Mike Moore what makes this clock tick...
...panel recommend, pending further testing, use by pregnant women, people with chronic arthritis or youngsters under 18--a group with one of the highest risks of exposure. So even if the FDA gives Lymerix a quick O.K., it won't be of much help against this summer's tick onslaught...
Instead, if you're outdoor-bound in a tick-infested area this season, you would be well advised to take special precautions: dose yourself with a tick repellent, wear long sleeves and pants (with cuffs tucked stylishly under your socks) and avoid high grass. If a close examination of personal nooks and crannies afterward reveals any suspect pinhead-size specks, remove them gently with tweezers...