Health Facts
Words from Italian
Do "Over"
Give me a "Minute"
Crossword Clues "S"
100

Affecting as much as 5 to 10% of the population, it's the most common allergy

Hay fever 

100

A man's singing or speaking voice in a register that's artificially much higher than normal

Falsetto 

100

A slumber party with just a friend or 2

sleepover

100

it tells you when it's quarter till or half past

the minute hand

100

Waldorf or Caesar
(5)

salad

200

The HDL or high-density lipoprotein form of this substance seems to protect against arterial disease

Cholesterol 

200

A "little house" for gambling activities... how about the Golden Nugget?

Casino

200

Your bank may offer you this type of protection so that your check doesn't bounce

overdraft protection 
200

 A piece of thin, quickly cooked beef 

a minute steak 

200

City by the Bay
(3, 9)

San Francisco 

300

This disease involving an insulin deficiency is a leading cause of adult onset blindness in the U.S.

diabetes 

300

Crew up for this, a sporting event consisting of a series of boat races

regatta 

300

To depose a world leader, or hurl a ball too far

overthrow

300

Near the end of the second & fourth quarters of an NFL game, a timeout for both teams accompanies this

two minute warning 

300

Teacher's long vacation
(10)

sabbatical 

400

Chest pains can often be relieved with one of these tablets, placed under the tongue

Nitroglycerin 

400

A long short story, running about 100 pages

novella 

400

This organization says its only requirement for membership is a desire to stop consuming food compulsively

overeaters anonymous  

400

In 1774 the Pennsylvania Gazette reported these "each...should be immediately equipped with an effective fire-arm"

minutemen 

400

"Baby" bird
(5)

stork 

500

It's the only remaining childhood rash illness for which there isn't a routine vaccination (A vaccination was produced for this in 1995) 

chickenpox 
500

The name of a Venetian ship factory gave us this word for a place where arms & ammunition are stored

an arsenal 

500

The King James version of the 23rd Psalm says "Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup" doeth this

runneth over 

500

A 1914 book on parliamentary practice says after roll call "the secretary will" do this

read the minutes

500

Before energy or plexus
(5)

solar

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