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...world at treating SARS. Guangzhou laboratories, however, are not up to the same standards, and that has led to suspected lab contamination as a possible cause for the positive tests that initially suggested this was a SARS case. Some Guangdong officials interpret as disrespectful the WHO's unwillingness to confirm their labs' findings. The WHO, which has no laboratories of its own and relies on collaborating institutions, has been unclear as to why it is delaying its diagnosis. It is, however, acting as if it is the only organization in the world allowed to confirm a SARS case. At what...
...Wenjie, director of respiratory diseases at Guangzhou General Military Hospital, "that means it is out in the community, and this may be a seasonal disease." One that, in all likelihood, won't be eradicated any time soon. The WHO is awaiting another series of antibody tests and will probably confirm the case this week, in a joint press conference with the Ministry of Health, rather than leave it to the Guangdong health officials who have been working the case. That will be a matter of protocol?the WHO as an international organization believes it should appear with its counterparts...
There was no celebration in Tikrit, Saddam's home town, and elsewhere former regime members were sullen and glum, looking for further proof, refusing to believe even when word came that the confirmation went beyond the local authorities, beyond the CIA and the Pentagon, down to the level of his scars and his cells, a DNA test. According to Senator Pat Roberts, head of the Senate Intelligence Committee, the U.S. had some of Saddam's senior aides driven to Tikrit to view him and confirm it was him. A shopkeeper there named Basim al-Tikriti said, "I am shocked...
...avoid exorbitant shipping fees is to order online and pick the item up yourself at the store. A growing number of retailers are offering this option, among them REI, Circuit City, Best Buy and Sears. But it won't always save time. Be sure to confirm that the outlet you have in mind has the item on hand or can get it quickly, or you might end up empty-handed after...
...which she chairs, plans to review the HUPD’s alert notification system and campus shuttle services. These steps are auspicious, but the University’s efforts must be more extensive, including a thorough appraisal of all the safety resources available on campus. Harvard must investigate and confirm each services actual time of operation and level of use and then make this updated information accessible to students. In addition, the University must conduct a quality review of its resources, shutting down or revamping services functioning poorly and creating new ones when necessary...