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...that have migrated from the breast tumor, thus halting the division of the cells and preventing them from seeding tumors in other parts of the body. Unlike conventional chemotherapy, which usually causes loss of hair and severe nausea, tamoxifen produces only minor side effects, such as hot flashes and mild nausea, and only in about one-quarter of patients...
...Though Copeland hoped that Drummond's problems might be caused by abnormal levels of blood sugar or the aftereffects of sleeping medication, he feared the worst. "I had to admit it to myself," he says, "but I didn't want to." A neurologist confirmed that Drummond had suffered a mild stroke, most probably from tiny blood clots forming in or around the artificial heart...
...collision seemed nothing more than a mild jolt. It felt, said Lady Cosmo Duff Gordon, "as though somebody had drawn a giant finger along the side of the ship." She started up in bed, but everything was quiet, so she lay back again. It was 11:40 p.m. Up in the first-class smoking room, where a group of young men were playing a last few rounds of cards, the grinding sound disturbed the game. Several of the players wandered out into the freezing night to take a look. "We hit an iceberg--there it is," somebody said...
...applied directly to the surface of teeth to mask chips, discolorations and cracks, or even to conceal unattractive gaps between teeth. The procedure is simple, and can be performed by almost any dentist. The resins are painted on teeth that have first been prepared by the application of a mild acid solution. Next a layer of tooth-colored material is applied in the desired shape, then the coatings are hardened with either chemicals or a beam of ultraviolet light and polished. Bonding costs anywhere from $150 to $500 a tooth, one-third to one-half the price of crowns...
...Clear plastic braces, available for the past ten years, have made orthodontics more palatable to adults, who now account for 20% of the braces business. "Invisible," or lingual, braces, which are applied to the backs of teeth, are even less conspicuous, though some users complain of tongue irritation and mild speech problems...