Word: killer
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...embargo on one of their articles, you know they're onto something really unusual. And so on Wednesday, The New England Journal of Medicine broke the news that a widely available prescription drug has been found to drastically reduce deaths at the hands of America's number one killer - heart disease. In a rush to make the findings available to doctors, the journal preempted a report scheduled to run in January by posting the findings on its web site. The report, based on a large-scale study by Canadian researchers, says the blood pressure-lowering drug Ramipril, which has been...
TIME should be commended for providing us with rare insight into the mind of a killer [NATION, Oct. 18]. Unabomber Ted Kaczynski is an unrepentant murderer who deserves the life sentence that was given to him. Perhaps being in prison for the rest of his life will make the Unabomber finally realize the pain and agony he has inflicted. MIGUEL NOE DEJESUS RODRIGUEZ Chicago...
...epidemic continues to rage, however, in South America, Eastern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. By the year 2025, AIDS will be by far the major killer of young Africans, decreasing life expectancy to as low as 40 years in some countries and singlehandedly erasing the public health gains of the past five decades...
Everything about Monica is disarming. On the tennis court, the intensity burns in her eyes like a tiger catching up to its prey. She whispers to herself in between points, urging herself to step up the killer instinct one more notch. And when Monica is playing her best tennis, it's smothering. She doesn't let you up for air. It's a demolition of the highest quality...
Although throughout the season the Crimson has had problems maintaining an early lead, it used its newfound killer instinct yesterday and refused to relinquish command...