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...malady begins with a fever and muscle aches in the legs, hips and lower back -- and coughing, red eyes or a headache. Within a few hours or days at most, it abruptly worsens. Lung tissue swells with fluid, making it hard for the patient to breathe. Despite antibiotics and ventilators, victims can quickly suffocate. Unlike most respiratory illnesses, which tend to strike infants or the elderly, who have immature or weakened immune systems, this one primarily attacks the young and healthy. "The pattern is different than anything I've ever seen," says Dr. Frederick Koster, an infectious-disease specialist...
...speaks in her fluid, clear voice and flashes her small, charming smile, Toomer is the very picture of relaxation...
Frazier refuses to define herself as a lesbian. This is one of the most refreshing things about Rita Mae Brown: she does not construct a rigid gay identity for her characters. The dividing line between gay and straight remains very fluid. For example, the goddess Venus--who materializes near the novel's end--believes that the division of people into the two categories is "a silly concept, but then you know people think in polarities these days. That's very destructive." Similarly, during her reading, Brown remarked: "I am never immune to the charms of the opposite sex...I just...
...addition to which its subject is no bearded duffer moping around a laboratory or gallant, tear-streaked lady belatedly triumphing over a dismal affliction, but a movie star (of sorts) who specialized in doing a highly cinematic thing -- namely a form of kung fu, all lightning reactions and fluid, swirling choreography. Moreover, the movie retains that air of breathless awe and dauntless approval that has always made movie biographies . such a pleasant relief from the gloomy ambiguities of written ones...
...electronic mail memo dated April 1--nine days after OSHA informed UHS of the allegations--indicates that fundamental changes were recently made in the packaging of specimens. In the memo, Laboratory Manager Barbara Skane said UHS would transport specimens in clear biohazard bags and fluid-resistant containers instead of the paper bags used previously...