Word: saving
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...start popping either drug on their own. Both can be dangerous, particularly for people with ulcers and other forms of internal bleeding. But with proper supervision, the medications' benefit is clear. And not just for patients' physical well-being. Researchers estimate that by preventing strokes, the drugs could save Americans up to $200 million a year in medical costs...
...casts she ever collected were made by a dentist who had joined the expedition. But perhaps the greatest benefit of Earthwatch is the commitment that its volunteers acquire in the field. Says Tundi Agardy, a marine biologist who started Earthwatch's turtle programs: "The immediate benefit is to help save a generation of endangered turtles, but the real value is that volunteers themselves become the seed corn of the conservation movement, spreading the word when they return home...
...look at Gorbachev somewhat this way: I see him as a troika. I seem him first as a communist. Second, he's a Russian nationalist. Maybe we should say he's proud of his country; he's a patriot. His purpose is not to abandon communism but to save it. But he also has another facet, which at times overrides the other two, that he is a great, pragmatic politician. And as a pragmatic politician, he sometimes will overrule even his basic communist instincts, or even his national instincts, in the event that his political survival requires...
...also he's a great gambler. He's a great actor. He has decided that he would risk his power in order to save his reforms, rather than risk his reforms in order to save his power...
...March of Dimes, calls for training mothers from the barrio to reach out to the ghetto's endangered women. Texas mothers, particularly Hispanics, are among the least likely in the U.S. to receive early prenatal care. So Mahon has been arming volunteer moms with information to help them save their neighbors' babies. The volunteers not only persuade pregnant women to seek prenatal care but also find them food, get them to a doctor and help them locate jobs and housing. Their aid forms a safety net of community support...