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Trouble can still crop up unexpectedly. In March, a warning flare exploded in its launch tube in a submerged Navy submarine. The blast sheared a dozen bolts holding the launcher in place and let seawater flow into the bow compartment. There were no injuries, and the Navy has now barred the use of that kind of flare...
...Politics.com Packages polls, forums and fund-raising data. Recently sold an 80% stake in Medinex, a physicians' office-management site, to help stanch a flow of red ink that topped $6 million...
...that can be said about him, then in life's par-five Tiger is on the green in two. He is not merely the most accomplished and recognizable athlete alive; he may also be the most uncritically embraced person on earth. Talk to people who know him, and rhapsodies flow. "I love Tiger," says fellow pro Hal Sutton. "He has always been cordial with me. He's considerate when I play with him. He's just a great guy." Tiger's agent and friend, Mark Steinberg, says that "as good a golfer as Tiger is, he's an even better...
...major groups of strokes and each requires different tests and treatments. In a hemorrhagic stroke, a blood vessel bursts and causes bleeding in the brain, which can be detected immediately by a C.T. or MRI scan. In the other, major family of strokes, ischemic, a clot obstructs the flow of blood, starving and killing brain tissue beyond the blockage. This kind of stroke, which Ford suffered in the balance center at the base of the brain, may also be seen by C.T. or MRI, but sometimes not until 24 hours after it occurs, and even then it doesn't always...
...life. Viagra could restore normal digestion to millions of diabetics who suffer from gastroparesis, an affliction that causes bloating, loss of appetite, vomiting and dehydration. The drug eases a clenched stomach muscle to facilitate passage of food (much as it relaxes a muscle in the penis to allow blood flow)--at least in mice. Study results were so uplifting that researchers plan to start human trials as early as next month...