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...Seeking help, Ragans visited the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation in Georgia, named for perhaps the most famous polio victim, President Franklin D. Roosevelt. There doctors finally diagnosed her problem: post-poliomyelitis muscular atrophy, an affliction that strikes many former polio patients with symptoms that in some ways mimic the original disease. Across the U.S., PPMA is affecting more and more of the 300,000 American survivors of the great polio epidemics. People who decades ago recovered enough to abandon their crutches, wheelchairs, braces and respirators are now becoming dependent on them again...
...yellow dance against an aqua blue set. The strength in their arms legs and head is displayed at every moment. As the drum pounds, they roll, kick and stretch out their powerful arms. Two men join them and a wailing, almost painful melody takes over. The dancers' agonizing movements mimic the music...
...addition, chlamydia's signs are sometimes subtle and easily misinterpreted. Men with chlamydia can experience a burning sensation during urination and a mucoid discharge, but their illness is often diagnosed as gonorrhea. In women, chlamydia may also mimic gonorrhea, causing a vaginal discharge, or result in the frequent and sometimes painful urination associated with a urinary-tract infection...
...Soviet Foreign Minister appeared a bit less dour when he visited the U.S. Mission to the U.N. Wednesday morning for a private meeting with Secretary of State Shultz. The two posed amiably at a picture-taking session in Ambassador Kirkpatrick's office; Gromyko clicked softly to mimic the sound of camera lens shutters. The meeting was much shorter than the American side had expected, lasting just three hours. Neither side would disclose what was said, but American officials reported that the meeting represented "a good start...
...looks like a contemporary El Dorado. Once given over to fruit orchards, its 150 sq. mi. in Santa Clara County are home to some of America's most successful and innovative companies, including Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Apple Computer. Hundreds of other high-technology firms are trying to mimic their success. While the vast majority have prospered, quite a few are now discovering that not all the streets in the valley are paved with profits. For them, the earlier dreams of success and overnight riches have crumbled...