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Opponents claim that to deny liver transplants to victims of liver cancer, an extremely expensive and unrewarding procedure, or life support to anencehpalic infants--that is, infants born with no brain, who have absolutely no prognosis for recovery--is to put a price on human life...
...every gourmet will be thrilled by Bourre's contention that the best food for brains is, well, brains. Liver, kidneys and sweetbreads are also rich in mind-building and protein-developing fatty acids, as are Rocky Mountain oysters (a.k.a. bull testicles) -- "for enlightened connoisseurs," the author smoothly adds. But one puzzle Bourre leaves unsolved: If eating well equates with thinking well, how come chefs and restaurant critics aren't the smartest folks around...
Comic: Hey, but I've improved my diet: I gave up high-fat liver pâté and wine...
...BREAKTHROUGH TREATMENT for the crippling and sometimes fatal , genetic disorder called Gaucher's disease, is changing lives, even saving them -- but not always making them better. For Jeanne Rogal, 29, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Ceredase has reduced the pain from her crumbling bones, removed the lipid deposits choking her liver, and restored her energy so she can enjoy life again. But with it comes a crushing financial burden: Ceredase can cost up to $350,000 for a year's treatment...
...large buildup of fat-soluble vitamins, which are poorly excreted by the kidneys, can produce toxic effects. According to Willett, vitamin D can cause seizuers and death if taken in extreme excess, and vitamin A and cause liver problems...