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...were rare. But the sudden surge in TB among AIDS patients as well as the homeless and rural poor has greatly increased the odds. "These are people that have a lot more to worry about than just taking their medicine," notes Dr. Lee Reichman, president-elect of the American Lung Association. Over 20% of TB patients in the U.S. fail to complete their therapy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TB Takes a Deadly Turn | 12/2/1991 | See Source »

Staff Sergeant Robert Snow of Southington, Conn., gave quite a bit in Operation Desert Storm. A land-mine explosion left him with a shattered left arm, a broken leg and a collapsed lung. Last week Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the U.S., gave quite a bit in return: $100,000, as a wedding gift to Snow and his bride Karin Pajor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nuptials: A Present From a Prince: A Present From a Prince | 11/25/1991 | See Source »

Tetsoro Fujiwara, a Japanese researcher, began surfactant replacement therapy in infants, the results of which were reported in 1980. Fujiwara was able to achieve success in this therapy through the use of calf-lung surfactant administered as a liquid into the trachea...

Author: By Ivan Oransky, | Title: Helping to Fight Infant Respiratory Disease | 11/12/1991 | See Source »

Because of its inherent low surface tension, surfactant can move easily through the lung, distributing very evenly, Avery says...

Author: By Ivan Oransky, | Title: Helping to Fight Infant Respiratory Disease | 11/12/1991 | See Source »

Insulin opposes the action of enzymes necessary to make surfactant, says Avery, and thus leads to immature lung formation...

Author: By Ivan Oransky, | Title: Helping to Fight Infant Respiratory Disease | 11/12/1991 | See Source »

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