Word: patients
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...normally produced by the body in small amounts to prevent excessive clotting and to break down old clots that no longer serve any purpose. The Harvard researchers have used genetic engineering techniques to manufacture large quantities of t-PA, with the hope of bolstering the heart patient's anti-clotting mechanisms. According to Braunwald, "The aim is to use the body's own system to eliminate the clot before it can do too much damage to the heart...
...Given enough time, AIDS will spread to the heterosexual population," said Dr. Marshall Forstein, associate director of out patient psychiatry at Cambridge Hospital. "Virus causes AIDS, not sexual identity," he told the 250 people who came to the forum sponsored by the Student Health Advisory Council...
Lanzmann, at times, is incredibly subtle. Without condescension or harassment, usually patient, he is always on just the right wavelength for the individual conversation. The results can be endearing, terrifying and just astonishing...
Used as a bridge, the mechanical heart is kept in place until the patient's condition stabilizes and a donor organ is found. Surgeons can now choose among several types of pumps. While Gaidosh received the familiar Jarvik-7, Mandia's surgery marked the debut of the Penn State heart, developed by Surgeon William Pierce of the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. It has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for temporary use only and is designed to overcome the blood-clotting problems that have plagued Jarvik-7 recipients. Dallara, meanwhile, was connected to a pair of external...
...fragrances, mudpacks, a poultry lice killer, and who died broke). In the industry she has been an innovator and an astute adapter, popularizing the gift-with-purchase gimmick, scent-free "hypoallergenic" cosmetics (Clinique), and a skin-care line for men (Aramis). Along the way she was helped by her patient husband Joe Lauder, who died nearly three years ago, and especially by her elder son Leonard, 52, who now runs the company...