Word: tremoring
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...couple, who wed after dating only three months, had spent the past few years denying rumors of their breakup; they even sued the Star for a June 1997 article that predicted a nasty divorce. As the ripples of this disunion wafted through Hollywood last week, Wall Street received a tremor: Planet Hollywood, the publicly held company partly owned by Willis and Moore, fell 1/16 of a point on the day after the couple's announcement, even though the Dow was up. GO MAGIC...
Wynne's death last week sent a tremor down L.S.U.'s fraternity row and set off a round of back-to-school soul searching about binge drinking on campuses all over the U.S. Just days before the incident, The Princeton Review had ranked L.S.U. as No. 10 in the nation on a list of "top party schools." L.S.U. officials protest that their school is no worse than many others, which underscores the larger issue. A Harvard survey of 18,000 undergraduates found that 44% said they had engaged in binge drinking--four to five drinks...
SHAKING OFF TREMORS A new implantable device delivers mild electric shocks to the brain to control the tremors of Parkinson's disease and a more benign disorder, essential tremor. Major surgery is required, so it's for severe cases only...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Food and Drug Administration has approved an a small device that may finally give the millions of Americans who suffer from Parkinson's disease and other disabilities such as essential tremor to eat a meal or write a letter. Implanted on the brain, the Active "pacemaker" helps control the shaking experienced by Parkinson's patients by sending out tiny electric shocks. In a recent study, the Activa reduced shaking so much that 58 percent of essential tremor patients tested were able to write or pour liquids without spilling. Although results were less spectacular for Parkinson's disease...
...people remain trapped in the rubble. In Cariaco, about 30 miles east of Cumana, 26 students and teachers died after the town's school was demolished. Rescue workers were trying to free approximately 30 people buried in the debris. The upheaval was Venezuela's worst since a 6.7 magnitude tremor struck Caracas in July 1967, leaving 300 dead and 2,000 injured...