Word: vitalizing
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These stresses can create tiny tears in the muscles and tendons, which become inflamed. If the tissues aren't given time to heal properly, scarring can occur. Blood vessels that feed the arms and hands may become constricted, depriving tissues of vital nutrients and leaving toxins in place that would otherwise get washed away. In the late stages of RSI, the tendons and muscles can deteriorate and nerves become so hypersensitized that the slightest strain -- even opening a stubborn twist-off cap -- may set off a fresh round of pain...
...growth of malignant tumors may come from a protein in the tumors themselves, researchers have found. Scientists at the Children's Hospital discovered that angiostatin -- a protein produced by large, growing tumors -- inhibits the growth of tiny secondary tumors that spread through the bloodstream and often lodge in vital organs such as the lungs, liver and brain. While the study's authors caution that this isn't a cure for cancer, they're optimistic that the protein will someday be used to slow or stop the growth of cancerous tumors...
...cast provide some focus for an audience left reeling by the plot's peaks and valleys. It's unfortunate that the directors and producer couldn't choose a script which would match up to the standards of the cast. McCullers, "master of melancholy," was unable to find the vital balance which makes tragicomedy work as a drama. As a result, "The Square Root of Wonderful" is little more than a leaky life raft which can barely hold this--or any--cast of talented actors out of the treacherous waters of dramatic confusion...
Burner was expected to be a vital player in Steen's efforts to improve HASCS. The employee described the departure as a "blow" to the new director's plans...
White House officials acknowledge that the Republicans could return to Washington after Thanksgiving and declare that the lame ducks are no longer legitimately able to act in the public interest -- particularly on a pact as vital as GATT. Better to wait until the new Congress is installed, they might say, than let an old one make any more mistakes. Add to the mix the usual round of talk-show shrillness, a few salvos from Perot and the usual White House miscues, and all bets are off. "Anything could happen," admits an Administration official, "because the future of GATT...