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...They must monitor the patient closely, at least in the first few weeks, for signs of overdose. The drugs cannot be taken by people with severe heart failure or asthma. Nor are they appropriate for folks whose heart condition is a result of valve disease. Even certain over-the-counter medications, such as Tagamet, can interfere with their action. But many patients whose lives have been constrained and threatened by congestive heart failure will probably agree that the benefits are worth the risks...
Right on the front counter is a telltale sign of the store's precarious financial situation-a neon-hued can for donations...
...producers falling victim to the invisible hand of the market," says Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa. "Pork in the grocery store costs the same now as six months ago. An anticompetitive pork industry is victimizing farmers and consumers." Still, shoppers may begin to see savings at the butcher's counter in the next few months. Unfortunately, by then, hog farmers may not be able to bring home the bacon...
...measured march to decode the human genome, in short, has turned into a headlong horse race--and the rivalry isn't always polite. The federal genome project, critics carp privately, has been shockingly mismanaged and is sorely lacking in vision. Private efforts, counter some in the public project, are pirate operations that seek to lock critical segments of God's genomic handiwork behind a barricade of patents. Beyond that, they say, speeding up the pace of discovery could lead to slapdash, incomplete results. "If this is the book of life," sniffs Francis Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research...
...will also get its first look at Big Red freshman point guard Wallace Prather, who has twice been named Ivy League Rookie of the Week and is third in the Ancient Eight with 4.1 assists per game (apg), while scoring at a clip of 11.4 ppg. But Harvard will counter with senior point guard Tim Hill, who leads the conference with 6.9 apg and leads the team in scoring at 15.7 ppg. Against St. Joseph's, Hill became the third player in school history to record more than 500 assists in his career...