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...added that management has not yet accepted the system and is working to discover and find the defect...
...Escoto Brockmann, and she is thought to have an insider's view of diplomatic moves in Washington and Managua. But Astorga has one qualification that may outweigh all others. She has proved she is totally dedicated to the Sandinista regime and, as such, is not likely to defect, as two of her five predecessors in Washington have done. In any event, most observers agree Astorga would offer Washington a hostess with unusual experience. As one U.S. diplomat wryly observed, "There's a limit to how close...
...bumps were tiny deposits of almost pure cholesterol that had accumulated under the child's skin. They are a classic sign of severe familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), a genetic defect that leads to a tremendous buildup of cholesterol in the blood. One out of every 500 Americans suffers from a moderate form of this disorder, but Stormie was among the one in a million whose genetic makeup produces an extreme variety. Bilheimer was shocked to find that the child's cholesterol was at nearly nine times the normal level for someone her age. It had already taken a toll...
When two bypass operations failed to help the ailing child, doctors decided on a radical, last-ditch effort to save her life: a liver transplant. The cells of the liver are specially equipped to remove harmful LDL cholesterol from the blood, but because of her genetic defect this mechanism was not working in Stormie's liver. The hope was that a new organ would cleanse LDL cholesterol from her blood and perhaps even reverse the buildup in her arteries. There was one hitch, however. Says Pediatric Surgeon Basil Zittelli of Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, where the transplant...
...California Senator Alan Cranston announced that if elected they would actually vote for Hart; three turned up at a news conference at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to vow fealty to their new leader in person. By week's end the count of would-be Illinois delegates defect ing to Hart had passed two dozen...