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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...argument might be made that American journalists are more willing to attack Israel and its army out of concern over the use of U.S. dollars in the alleged violation of human rights. Where, then, are headlines like "Salvadorean Army Pushes Town to Hatred," or, for that matter, "Guatemalan Army Eliminates Entire Town...

Author: By Ghita Schwarz, | Title: Hatred in the West Bank | 3/22/1989 | See Source »

...Colorado State dumped Florida in the first round. Just think, Coleman could have matched up against the Gators' Dwayne Schnitzius in round two. The Barroom Bruiser vs. Mr. Tennis Racket Attack...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: College `Madness' Isn't Just in March | 3/21/1989 | See Source »

...controversial study has emerged to challenge this conventional treatment. Published last week in the New England Journal of Medicine, it concludes that immediate angiography and angioplasty, both costly and somewhat risky techniques, are unnecessary in most heart-attack cases. The 50-hospital study, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and known as TIMI II (for thrombolysis in myocardial infarction phase II trial), involved 3,262 patients who had suffered apparent heart attacks. Within four hours of their attacks, all patients received a powerful clot dissolver, known as TPA (tissue plasminogen activator), along with heparin and aspirin to inhibit blood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: When Less May Be More | 3/20/1989 | See Source »

...history of bypass surgery, heart-valve replacement, cerebrovascular disease, or other serious illness. "These were low-risk people, and it's a bad rap for angioplasty," he complained. "In fact, direct angioplasty alone, with no clot-dissolving drugs, is probably the single most effective treatment for acute heart attack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: When Less May Be More | 3/20/1989 | See Source »

Nonetheless, the trial has enormous implications for the routine care of heart-attack patients. Community hospitals with well-equipped coronary-care units, for example, could offer the relatively simple drug treatment and send . patients in real need of angioplasty or bypass to specialized centers. If cardiologists adopt TIMI II's conservative strategy, the estimated financial savings could total $200 million a year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: When Less May Be More | 3/20/1989 | See Source »

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