Word: wallops
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...could such minuscule forces pose a health danger? The consensus used to be that they could not, and for decades scientists concentrated on more powerful kinds of radiation, like X rays, that pack sufficient wallop to knock electrons out of the molecules that make up the human body. Such "ionizing" radiations have been clearly linked to increased cancer risks, and there are regulations to control emissions...
Treatment. Congress is about to do something extremely rare: allocate money specifically for the treatment of one disease. The Senate voted $2.9 billion, the House $4 billion over five years for treating AIDS. And only AIDS. When Senator Malcolm Wallop introduced an amendment allowing rural districts with few AIDS patients to spend the money on other diseases, the amendment was voted down...