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...failures of the 1930's and 1940's were brought about by stock manipulation; the companies underneath remained sound. That is not the case this time. The companies themselves are teetering. Warns Ernest Liu, energy analyst at New York City's Goldman, Sachs: "This is the closest utilities have come to bankruptcy in any time in our history...
Periodontal disease is caused by bacteria that live underneath the gums. The germs injure the tissue, and one of the body's responses appears to be the production of arrachidonic acid. Then enzymes turn this acid into three chemicals-prostaglandins, prostacyclines and thromboxane-and scientists believe that, among other things, these chemicals inflame the gums and erode the bone around the teeth...
...turn." Like many Catholics, however, she is troubled by doctrinal issues affecting birth and reproduction. She agrees with the church prohibition of abortion but cannot accept strictures against birth control. "The group I ran with would have six, seven, eight kids and be drowning underneath. Let's face it, the earth cannot afford this Catholicism...
...Howe and Kenneth Murdock) but mostly of weary section men. I found the curriculum in the humanities and social sciences well designed but many of my science and math oriented friends seemed to have endless struggles with pre-requisites and conflicts. We were thrilled to be at Harvard, but underneath our pride I think we were disappointed at the lack of contact with the faculty and missed the intellectual communication we had had in high school (nearly all of us had been among our schools' strongest students...
When the pain persisted, Benoit flew to Eugene, Ore., to consult her coach, Bob Sevene. Conventional treatment-rest, anti-inflammatory drugs, cortisone injections-did not help. So last Wednesday, she underwent arthroscopic surgery in Eugene for the removal of an inflamed plica, a soft, penny-size piece of tissue underneath the knee. When damaged by the kind of stress placed on it by distance runners, the plica thickens, interfering with the tendons in the knee and causing considerable pain. Now the question is how soon she will be ready to run again...