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...starvation and overwork during the Great Leap Forward. Mao, meanwhile, stuck to his misguided industrialization plans, blithely commenting that "half of China may well have to die.") In the 1970s, Mao even forbade surgery for his loyal No. 2, Zhou Enlai, who was suffering from cancer of the bladder, in part to ensure that Zhou would not outlive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Mao That Roared | 10/23/2005 | See Source »

...ASIATIC BLACK BEAR is vanishing from mountainous regions of East Asia, Central Asia and Southeast Asia because bile from its gall bladder is used to treat cancer, asthma and other ailments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vanishing Victuals | 9/26/2005 | See Source »

...Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota for treatment of a suspected infection last fall. Because the staff on duty that night forgot to attach a catheter to Owen, doctors ended up having to take emergency action several hours later, first using a needle to drain his dangerously full bladder and then, after his bowel was punctured during the procedure--a known risk--surgically repairing the damage...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Doctors Say, "We're Sorry" | 8/8/2005 | See Source »

...does best at 89%, Nevada worst at 68% ? Two-thirds of Americans ages 80 and older have high blood pressure, but only 38% of men and 23% of women in that age group are effectively controlling it ? Researchers have isolated compounds in broccoli that may help prevent bladder cancer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From the Medical Desk | 7/31/2005 | See Source »

...sentenced to nine months' periodic detention over a purchase of shares in Qantas Airways made after receiving a tip-off about a possible merger. Rarely seen in public since his release, Rivkin had admitted to depression and in recent years suffered from health problems, including brain tumors, gall-bladder problems and bipolar disorder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 5/9/2005 | See Source »

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