Word: unleashed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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From his experience with hundreds of gunshot victims, Wintemute knows only too well that their wounds are among the hardest for doctors to deal with. The gaping holes torn into the flesh by bullets of any kind can easily destroy major organs, unleash torrents of blood, produce severe infection and in general cause widespread bodily mayhem. Gunshot wounds also account for a major part of the rise in spinal injuries in the U.S.; even the grazing passage of a bullet along the spinal cord can be enough to cause paralysis. Two-thirds of gunshot victims do not live long enough...
Much like in its performance last weekend at the Northern Division Tournament, Harvard was unable to unleash any of its weapons. Its speed--the cornerstone of the Crimson attack--was nullified as the Crimson players were beat up and down the pool, leading to numerous Engineer breakaways...
...tropical warmth has been spreading across the Pacific Ocean, from the international dateline to the South American coast. With understandable concern, climatologists have been tracking its progress, for it signifies that El Nino--that mischievous gremlin of the atmosphere and oceans--is once again gathering strength, preparing to unleash meteorological havoc in the months to come. The tropical storms spawning off Mexico, the heavy downpours that have drenched Chile and Peru, the worrisome lack of rain in Australia and Indonesia--all, say scientists, are signs that a powerful El Nino has grabbed control of the world's weather machine...
...electric effect this would have on the Middle East--and the penetrating effect it would have on the Palestinians, moderate and radical alike. Such a stance would tell the Palestinian leadership that it finally had to choose. It could no longer wink at, make tacit alliances with, periodically unleash and generally use as blackmail the terrorists in their midst. It would finally have to choose between violence and peace...
...health-care policymakers. Just last week, the Food and Drug Administration warned doctors that protease inhibitors, a key ingredient in the new therapies, can cause diabetes--in addition to known side effects that include liver complications and debilitating nausea. Are the benefits worth the risks? Could overuse of antivirals unleash a new strain of drug-resistant superviruses? Will the availability of a morning-after treatment make people relax their guard? Will there be a widespread return to the risky sexual practices that preceded the AIDS epidemic? These and a host of other questions will be addressed next month...