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...some 80 passengers who may have been exposed to drug-resistant tuberculosis by a man flying on commercial flights to and from Europe earlier this month. So far, a handful of those travelers have contacted the CDC to undergo the first of two tests for the disease, and the patient himself was moved today to National Jewish Hospital in Denver, where he will receive treatment. (The hospital has successfully treated two other patients with similar strains in recent years...
...learned how to always be happy, be patient and to be positive, and this is what I want to teach to the next generation.' RIYO MORI, Miss Universe 2007, during the May 28 competition in Mexico City. The 20-year-old dancer from Shizuoka, Japan, beat out 77 other contestants to claim the title...
...offended when Christians eat pork," says Jacob Neusner. At least not usually. The brilliant--and none too patient--Jewish scholar does recall a religion conference where so much of the other white meat was served that he was reduced to a diet of hard-boiled eggs. One day on the food line something snapped, and he rhymed aloud, "I hope you all get trichinosis/And come to believe in the God of Moses." A fellow conferee instantly replied, "And if we don't get such diseases/Will you believe in the God of Jesus?" Neusner cackles. "That's an example...
...care (he threw up 18 to 20 times a day), all of which kept him going in and out of the hospital. Putman thought she was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. "When Jake was born, the world as I knew it disappeared," says Putman. "Margaret knows the patient's rights, comes up with a plan, tells you what you need to do and somehow makes it happen," Putman says. "But most important, she gives you hope." Jacob, now 14, is able to participate fully in school and recently traveled to Europe...
...than just a senior Administration official who oversaw the controversial firings of eight or more U.S. attorneys, Gonzales is a lawyer, subject to the rules of ethical conduct. And since most lawyers would probably look askance at a colleague who improperly sought the official signature of a seriously ill patient in the hospital, the more relevant question about Gonzales may be, did he break any ethical rules? And if he did, what would the consequences...