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...simple one: the 8,000 people receiving the drug under the alternate program were sicker than those in the clinical trials. To be eligible for DDI in the expanded tests, patients must be suffering from advanced AIDS and must be resistant to AZT. "For these people, DDI is a last-ditch effort," says Dr. Bernard Bihari of the Community Reseach Initiative, a clinic offering the drug to AIDS sufferers in New York City. Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health observes that the death rate was much lower than that found in the early trials...
...even last-ditch efforts such as these were not sufficient to suppress the true feelings of the Nicaraguan voters. Chamorro's campaign focused on assuring Nicaraguans that the vote would be secret and fair. Ironically, the lavishness of the Sandinista campaign may have also hurt its chances...
Butter Fingers: Harvard's Ralph James made a strong last-ditch effort for Ivy Player of the Year with his performance against the Elis Saturday...
...filibustering, while annoying to those in the majority, can be an effective political tactic. Minority politicians in this country have often used the approach as a last-ditch effort to affect legislation...
...guard Dina Hadrick and freshman center Debbie Flandermeyer each hit baskets to put Harvard ahead for good. The Elis failed to score on their next possession and fouled Jen Mazanec. The junior forward missed the front end of a one-and-one, but Yale could not convert on a last-ditch effort to steal...