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Vi ill 11; itcjn i A\nl. moods and if! a I tonal \ < Mil shnil iri lti llielliiilV
in shot > <ni ic leveled and weak N ou re i ounianils mrd but < an
never fall asleep
N nil piobabls think tin In lm,. is natural sou i» a <«»i 11■ v:«
student
Hut sout loiiditmn might not b< u.itm.i! .(i .ill Non might have
( hmnii I atigtic S\ndnnn(
( I S foi ve.us ndit uled bs di< mcdn .iI «• »nimuui!\ .in the supple
llll now is iei ogm/ed .is a l< gltimatc illness n.ik! \ HIM I ).(MS. a
dot iii! .it I in! | el tei v »n ( oiui.il II- in|mi.iI in I oiusi.ii ki \ nos \n .il
illm ns it! an unknown oiigm, ( I S |>« « aim an cpidenm in tin last
11« i .t( le. 1 )a\ |s said
Sinulai t«* Mbs in some s\m|>!otns. ( I S alt.u ks the immune
system, t ausmg it to d\slum turn, osc *ia< t. and enahh othet vim vs
and hat lei la to alt at k tin I* m!\
Mthotiglt the c \ n t method ol liansnussion is undetemuned ( I S
otten is tllggeied h\ sti« ss ( ollegr students lieijlientH stiess
immgeis, an at a high i isk of t out! at ling the virus Davis said
In a f< t cut lesean h studs h,MHi t I s patients weie found new i
to e\|»eiieiu c Kfr \f sleep.' Daws said “Swuptoins t an i edm c ones
a hi I its to flint lion bs at) pen rnt
I o| students : he disease i an l>e dcs asLitiii^ hat i< W ■ m Is
at l ul.uit l knows fins .ill «mi well \N<n wis was diagnose tl last seal
with ( lit i m It I j »st rill Ikil l Vll tis. a disease i |< isels I elated a > t Is
Ini lasses I d gel si i anxious and light-headed 1 would hast to i un
out Woods said I icmembci one turn I didn t eseii hast the
enei gv tot un h»« lass
Woods demanding s» hedult and the emotional stiess of Ik i
paients s< p.uation pic* « d< d the illness H< t atise ot the diseasi
Wootls di opped seseial i lasses and I malls wilhdlt w ln*m I if i pn
med majoi
“Some nights 1 would lie in Ixd tossing and turning and 1 would
« is m trusti ati<*n with Ik-mg unable to tall aslet j>. W • m *ls said I he
in \t das 11 mildn t get up oi I d l« el strung out kind ot a hung osc i
feeling "
Woods said diagnosing the illness vs as half tin battle Hci
fxivfiiend beliesed she was basing a nmnus bieakdown. while hei
ti tends blamed het let lings on hei v<*gt tai lan diet
I he fii st dot tots i I visited i weie so <pm k to slap im on anti
depiessanls \\oods said \obods helieses it. tlies just sas son le
stiessed <>ut < »t depievsed
I he disease is frustiatmg foi usualls ambitious active people
Hat Kills wiffeimg flom the disease* base a stilt It It late w\ times
lughei than non palicntv even though the disease has a mete > to s
mtm
LEE ANN flYNN V *. .MAN '■
I ><' 11 (III ItimialllV lati I hisis said
1 11 iik Hitk I palm king .ind Ssondcring Wlial s "long ssilh lilt
.mi I living U' k «K v(uI
i I S i\ mil i m ahli Iml ■ 111 Ik licalcd ss iiiplmnalu .tils I m u
lInmgli llic disease isn't "in the mind," theiaps .mil emotional
sllp|M II I ll.ls [HUM 'll (All (IIK h 111 l| || III I 1.IMS said
I).ms .( h ailing ( \pcii in ilu siudv id ( IS lilt (Mi/cs ill.il the
i .him dl the disc use is siiiik lnm cm il niimcntallv i elated \s the
hulls s mi in uni svsiein 11 ipes tviI It ihe im I cased lo\u its of I lie
cm III 111 me III < I S and I il 111 i I cl.imch ness Ml uses im adc InilllailS 111
ncai cpidcinit ptnjxntiom. Davis said
I In disi a sc is km ns il In iiiii iii Ian lilies and sun c n is mi al. n i mild
Ik gcnciu alls cui i Klcd
\ 11 a cm i lain ilia I 11 si an h pi' >gi am mi ( I S In the l S I into s
Im I hscasc ( null III |C|KI| led Its living I iHMI i alls |ki II ion ill f loin
( I S siith ICIS
I I S in lls Moving di git i s i an Ik ai UVc in a |K -Ison loi up lo I I
sins hui is i a pal ilc o| lx a i lining dm main. 1 )as is said In ihei aps.
Woods ssas taught lo su ss llic illness as a gill She said she has
leal lied «> cope and is diung nun h heiiei lhis vinesiei
I K all/ed dial I 111 not like escivone i I si I gel sad looking al
i hildien I ii lining ai mi nil and pi as mg she said Ms 11 lends like
going mu late dunking. Inn I have lo plan sslien I will go mil and
sin k to .1 sleeping si hedule
Georgia profs
search for
anti-DUI drug
Bn ROS U Y\ THOMPSON
/ ht lift •i.’ lit . k. I <»! ( .(•« •! gia
If l <■sc.ll ( it l)\ C Vs < > l of ( .COt gia
professots goes as planned, students
sn|nc(|,l\ Ml.tN be able lo bu\ a powdet
Imm the lot al diugstoie that will lowei
then blood alcohol levels so the\ tan
di tve h< line s.iteb
I) a \ id \\ hit m 11< at hemic a I
engirieei and I an n < <>t nelius. a
piofessoi ol small animal medic me.
ate < m id in ting lab expel intents on a
svnthetit eii/wnc designed t<» < tmibal
t he ctfci ts of ah ohol b\ i emo\ mg
ethanol hotn the blo<wlstieain.
It it let ei\es M) \ appioval. VMiilmiie’s
en/vme could be a\ailable in hospital
emeigencN looms in the next two t«»
three \ears
Whitmire hopes to base ills set ret
toimula patented in ( httsimas I lie
piTM lilt f t on Id l ea< ii the market as catl\
as I'.ftS
I he bigge st drawback to tiie
leseaic h has been its tost Whittniie
said one d«»se tan cost tip to S^tl.lMMI
Whttmiic said tin cn/vtiK s most
impoitaiit use would be- in emngctitv
rooms, wlieic patients must wait foi
suigeiN ixt aus< the mixture ol alt ohol
and anesthesia « an in fatal
But he hopes that t he eii/t mt s
p<ilential cominetc ial sun ess will lead
to less havoc in those emeigeitts
I < H »IUS
“Some people have* pointed out to
me that it s a In ense to «11 ink
Whumiic said “But (hat s the |k*i\oii s
choice It tcalh otii\ has one fun< lion
to sol* I Will Up "
Rollerblades: Transportation trend of the ’90s
B\ FIM \\ IF SF SHAN
krnhub knnsl. I «*1 kc niut k\
( i»11 <m• students .M < i ai«< rnnj'.»» i • >ss c .unpus Ir.ipin^
<*\t i « ui tis .uul » i .ishiiu; into tiers .md iht s ic !• imiil; ncn
minute i >t it
Kollcihl.ult s .» (I.idem.i! krd n.unr t<»i in lint* sk.itrs, It.tx«*
icpl.ucd I<»llt*lskates ,ts llu* pic t( lied mode »»t
shush ti.in\{XUi.iliuii .Hid f\rii im nn
(attlpttsrs .ii K »ns the c ouilin r
’ K» »llci skah a .11 r llk< lh< .'K. s.tid L
\l l/nli.l S t .11 c l I nllfl Made I 1 > 'III 1
1 ubrrtv "Rnilci'b-ladrs nr h^lilri and
ni«»if iiunnivriable than ic^ulai sk.tfcs
Rnllri blading is t s'M,d aciclm inn
imp.u t Im in «'l < \c u 1st It is drlimlrK
filing ionHiiiniu- togjtm 1
\t ■ ■ i <■ ih.m I t ui 111 > < ii ji.tn v nl in Iiik
skates lu\r Ixeu v 'lit ui 11ic- l s dining die
last <lf* adc and J million |»ans aic r\|xi led
In sell I Ins via! alone u i milllli; t" Maiv
I Ii iiiijen. a s|H>kfs\»oinaii Ini Kollci hladi I In
I<-.itlutk* in.imii.uimn ■>! in-ltn<'>k.tu*v Niiur
Its Hitti mIiii tli m III l‘*M . llu Ki illcl t>I.iilr Ii.in < .<|Hillc<1 mole
ih.m ">U |x n fill <>l (lie in-inn sk.iU- in.ii k< l
List vr.u thru- Vv.is balds .invlxxlv vvr.iimg lliclll," s.uil
William I lliriu. manugei of tlx- Ik .11 li bum sk.tir stoic in
Mi.uni 'll miu urn inllribl.ulmg |>* ■ 11• I< |ust thought vuu
wen' weird. 1 his vr.u I get|xm i[il< In mi ages 10 U1 it) 1 ruling
lollfi'tiladrs
I hr nn >1 In n sk.itrs. wtin It 1.111 11 *s 1 .invwhri r hum $'>n
In > v 111. .in 11 nil111 iscii ut .111 klr snug.
11V ll 111 1 i.uli let I ski bools lx iltril In loll 1 01
1
live porvurrthanc wheels BuinudersM) '
tin tin ill is worth tin* i osi
I lie lust mill I till'll II I ti ll like 1 was
l 1.1 skating on icmrm said Eri*
1 I :i ili in ks.in .i bladrt hoin St 1 outs
B W ill'll I Ills! >1 mi iiilli ilil,nil s, n was
■ iiuredible I get the urge to go blading
.iliimsi iM'is das
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Koli ll.ivslcll. .» sophomore .H the
1 ul Kt iilui k\ tali', blading
frlix iouv"
j)ii kmi* uj) s|Hf(i ami soil it 11«»I Uoinj; aiiMiitiif' i»»u u
t Inn kmi; I in ijoiiu; in die N nil si.111 shaking, .mil
ii.tnu ktiui Ymn knt-i s si.ii 1 in I mu kli
Hill In llmv Irss nil Illlltl In Mil ll lllllsls nt lllllll.llilll’. Ill
Imc sk.ili \ (.in ut III | H .u in .il In .11 ill lit-lit’tils. like- low
iiti|>.n l .umini 111 iv. (i .lining
It vnu mil .ill t)i< lime, it urn tide .ill
tin tunc, mu just st.m to bum out,"
saiel 11.1\ slell "II urn yet on l III Inn
skalev), li will vise vout knees liom
11fail sin « k
ill 11 hum luit In in soul t>ii<K into
lifts .tin! t ai s isn't vei\ k1" '<1 t<>■
voui hf.tllh, so f\pri ifiit rti
, lil.ulris suggest lxf<iniitix Irani on
1 a par king loi oi olhfi uinnmtifit
1 ana so llus tan adjust lo I lit"
■ iiu ks nililifi lift l brake on ilit
H skates.
Hnugen >tith.ti icillci
bladeis should ahvass weal a
helmet, shoultlei pads and
knee pads while blading
'( 11inl»s \uii slow down and
iio|h- Mm sumic (u UM* top; and (he (lev nils you
In i|x sou mi mu- to tin- Ih it ton i without 11 ashing,' I lavslctt
sud
l t\lie lndetuiti of the Stati 1‘irss, \n:ona State I , al\a
amtnbuted In thi\ '.lory