Word: toxicants
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...family of five seated in the back row and ask them to tip it on into the restroom? What I most certainly did not expect was that, in the wake of our exchange, said attendant would become so anxious about what precisely I would do with my toxic cargo that I would be given permission to leave my seat and take the bag to the back myself...
...toxic are the drugs? Patients in both groups lost their hair and were at risk of developing fatal infections as well as nerve and kidney damage. The intra-abdominal-therapy patients became sicker midway through treatment and felt worse for as long as a year afterward. But even those who could tolerate the therapy for only a short time derived some benefit...
Just following the money that Abramoff spread across Washington should give them plenty to do. So toxic are any campaign donations tied to him that panicked lawmakers from Hastert ($69,000) to Republican Senator Conrad Burns ($150,000) to Democratic Senator Max Baucus ($18,892) can't give it away to charities fast enough. Even President Bush is giving the American Heart Association the $6,000 that he received from Abramoff, his wife and one of the Indian tribes he represented. (See accompanying story...
...fruits and vegetables, there are some that relate to the brain. The pigments that account for the varied colors of vegetables and fruits have antioxidant properties that offer significant protection against cancer and other chronic diseases, as well as protection from a range of environmental toxins, including pesticides. Toxic injury to the brain is almost certainly the cause of Parkinson's disease, and probably amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease). For that reason alone, it's a good idea to eat every day from as many parts of the color spectrum as you can. It's also a good...
...that under President Ferdinand Marcos, freedom was suppressed and an oligarchy was in place. Now we are free to speak up, and we have hundreds of rallies a year, sometimes with water cannons in our faces. But recent events have shown that politics in this nation has become overwhelmingly toxic. Hushed tones in coffee shops sometimes say, "We miss Marcos." Singapore is lucky to have a strong founder like Lee. He made mistakes, but he wasn't a tyrant and he genuinely cared for his people. Arvie de Vera Pasig, the Philippines...