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...soldiers squeezed his testicles with pliers. They poured vinegar with pepper in his eyes. They poured gasoline on his feel and burned them. The butt of an armalite was struck against his body. They forced him to drink two liters of water through his nose. He moved his bowel and vomited blood. In addition, they gave him electric shocks. --affidavit of Virginia del Carmen about the torture of her husband. Rudy del Carmen, a Filipino...
...advised Americans to drink only "moderate" amounts of alcohol, although it did not specify how much. Alcohol consumption, particularly when combined with smoking, has been linked to mouth, larynx, liver and lung cancers. Panel members were not, however, able to confirm reports that dietary fiber reduces the risk of bowel cancer. Nor was the evidence sufficient to convince them of the prophylactic benefits of vitamin E or the perils of preservatives, food dyes and other chemical additives...
...shot last May, surgeons performed a colostomy, temporarily rerouting the upper part of the large intestine to let the damaged lower part heal. The bowel was to be reconnected in a second operation in June. But John Paul developed a serious viral infection, and was too weak to undergo the needed surgery. The stalemate dragged on until late July, when his nine Italian physicians met to decide what...
Some centers accept adults of all ages. The Sister Kenny Institute in Minneapolis is willing to consider those 18 or older, mobile with the aid of just one person, mentally alert, able to feed themselves, continent of bowel and bladder. A number of centers specialize in patients who need rehabilitation rather than long-term care. Patients at the Georgia Infirmary, Inc., in Savannah, for example, attend therapy classes for seven to 14 weeks, at a cost ranging from $350 to $2,000 a month. Most have been disabled by strokes, arthritis, diabetes or neurological injuries, yet 70% "can live functionally...
...nitrate, which are said to enhance orgasm. More than 85% of the CDC patients admitted to inhaling them. Another possible explanation is the so-called immunologic overload theory, says San Francisco's Dr. Robert Bolan. Homosexuals with many sexual partners often contract numerous venereal diseases, intestinal disruptions (gay bowel syndrome), mononucleosis and other infections, explains Bolan. "This constant, chronic stimulation to their immune system may eventually cause the system to collapse...