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...Clinic in Jacksonville, and renowned neurologist Dr. William Hammesfahr, have suggested that she is definitely not. Even a doctor appointed by Michael Schiavo to investigate his wife’s health has admitted his surprise at her awareness level. She responds to stimuli and can breathe on her own, pump her own blood, and even swallow. Perhaps her PVS diagnosis on the part of other doctors has been the consequence of a lack of any better condition of which to describe her. Either way, there are serious doubts as to whether Terri Schiavo is truly in a PVS, and pulling...

Author: By Meghan E. Grizzle, Ryan M. Mccaffrey, and Helen V. Renton, MEGHAN E. GRIZZLE AND HELEN V. RENTON AND RYAN M. MCCAFFREYS | Title: FOCUS: Terri Schiavo: Guilty of Nothing But Life | 3/25/2005 | See Source »

...just love coaching a kid like Katie Murphy,” Delaney-Smith said. “[She] is the kind of player who brings all the intangibles to your program without every getting credit for them. The steals, the take the charges, the strip from behind, the pump the team up—she has done that all year...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Basketball's Seniors Come Up One Win Short | 3/14/2005 | See Source »

...Boston Globe has predicted that MFA director Malcolm Rogers will get a hard time from his critics, not for accepting Lauren's automobiles, but for succumbing to his public relations machinery. Art critics and museum professionals have in the past accused Rogers of pandering to popular taste to pump up admission figures, and of cashing in on the museum's collection at a time when it has a $180 million expansion under way. He sent 21 of Boston's Monets to the gallery at Steve Wynn's Bellagio hotel and casino in Las Vegas last year. In exchange, Wynn paid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baby, You Can See My Cars | 2/21/2005 | See Source »

...gave her more pain relief. That tells you this is a patient who wants control. In some patients the psychological impact of being able to open a pill bottle, pull out a pill and take it gives them some sense of control in their life. If you have a pump sending medication into your spine, or a patch on your skin, you in fact may feel out of control...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Right (and Wrong) Way to Treat Pain | 2/20/2005 | See Source »

...Going without rest is a disturbing universal trend, like overachieving. But sleep deprivation will catch up with us in the end. Falling asleep at the wheel because of lack of sleep has killed innocent drivers. Why do we feel the need to be constantly doing something? To pump up our self-esteem? I'm with William Shakespeare, who referred to "sleep that knits up the raveled sleeve of care." Robin Francis Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 2/14/2005 | See Source »

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