Word: trigger
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...modernized its economy, built a thriving democracy, opened up a free press. It is one of the world's leading trading nations and one of the most prosperous. And yet, by succeeding, Taiwan has become a problem for Washington. Taipei's dynamic de facto independence may one day trigger a Chinese ultimatum: blockade or attack. It will then be up to the U.S. to decide whether Taiwan's status quo has a future...
...Hismanal (an allergy drug) and Nizoral (an anti-fungal medication) in that bag? Together they can trigger fatal cardiac spasms. Taking a little Viagra to boost your love life? Make sure you're not also on nitroglycerin for angina. In the past two months, that combination has killed four men, including one who, the Food and Drug Administration revealed last week, complained of chest pains after having sex and was given nitroglycerin in the ambulance. Now the FDA is trying to figure out if other drugs, like the prostate medication Hytrin, don't mix with Viagra...
...cream and whole milk are packed with saturated fat, which clogs arteries and can lead to heart attacks. That's why most nutritionists advise switching to low-fat or skim milk and eating more yogurt and cottage cheese than Haagen-Dazs and Brie. Even skim milk, though, can trigger allergies in some people, including infants, who in any case will get more iron and other key nutrients from breast milk or formula...
...people in the study. The men ranged in age from 45 to 73; the women, 55 to 78 and postmenopausal. Those suffering from obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure were excluded. Beyond that, only a few had LDL, or "bad" cholesterol, levels above 190, until now considered the trigger point for prescribing anticholesterol drugs...
...country contributed spare change to raise more than $1 million (matched by Oprah) to send disadvantaged kids to college. When she blurted that hearing about the threat of mad-cow disease "just stopped me cold from eating another burger!", the perceived threat to the beef industry was enough to trigger a multimillion-dollar lawsuit (which...