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...happens? Cutting off treatment for patients taking the multidrug regimes would be a tragedy, and not just for the individual patients. Suddenly freed from that chemical barrage, the HIV in their bodies could easily become resistant to one or more drugs. If these patients infect anyone else before they die, an entirely new superstrain of HIV could be unleashed on the world--precipitating another and even more frightening public health crisis...
...have been noteworthy enough, but Allwood reportedly had neglected to mention the drugs to her boyfriend, who had a family elsewhere. Pro-life groups rallied to her side when she refused to abort any of the fetuses. She argued that she didn't want to choose which ones would die. But her reluctance may also have been due to News of the World. She sold the story of the impending births to the tab, and there had been speculation it would not pay if she didn't carry the babies to term. Having lost all eight within days...
...shooting of rap-music star Tupac Shakur should not be viewed as a tragedy [NATION, Sept. 23]. Although it is unfortunate that one more person has fallen victim to gang violence, Shakur was no more important than the thousands of others who die from such violence every year. Music like his has contributed to America's violent gang culture. Gang members are finally reaping what they have sown. Shakur's death only serves as proof that he was not in fact an artist. Art has positive social aspects, which are badly missing from gangsta rap. DAVID FABRYCKY Wheaton, Illinois...
...private family practice for 34 years, Dugan knows firsthand that most people die from cardiac arrest before they reach the hospital. With the help of his wife and four children, he began Start-a-Heart Save-a-Heart, a community prevention-and-education program, in which 42,500 volunteers have become certified in CPR since 1978. "Anyone who can read can learn CPR," says Dugan. "Life is precious, and CPR and prevention save precious lives...
Clinton and Dole brought different needs to the debate. For Dole it was do or die. He had to hit Clinton hard but without seeming harsh, a conundrum for him all year. From the start it was apparent that Dole the debater would be far smoother than Dole the campaigner. In general he avoided the problems that can make him a quizzical speaker on the stump. He finished his sentences and connected his points. He showed the sense of humor that his aides have advised against as a weapon apt to go off in the wrong direction. When moderator...