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Cheney's doctors last week performed a repeat angioplasty to reopen his scarred-up coronary artery. They now estimate the chances of another restenosis within the next six months to be about 40%. Should that occur, they will probably turn to one of the radiation treatments approved by the Food and Drug Administration last year that melts away the internal scar. "This field is changing so rapidly," Wasserman says. "We didn't have stents a few years ago. We didn't have radiation therapy a few months ago." So what is Cheney's prognosis? "We can't predict the future...
...budget and spending cuts, Bush galvanized the Democrats "in a way Dick Gephardt could never do," says Democratic Senator John Breaux. "That could spell serious problems for them on Medicare reform, education reform and other issues. What they did certainly didn't change the culture. It was just a repeat...
...Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it, so before penciling in those brackets (and we do suggest pencil, in case the opportunity for cheating later arises), take a tip from tournaments past...
...Christian Laettner (1992). Michael Jordan was named the Wooden Award winner in 1984, two years after his North Carolina team won the national championship. UNLV's Larry Johnson won the Wooden Award in 1991, the year after the Runnin' Rebels were shocked by Duke in their bid to repeat as champions...
PLAQUE PRONE You thought chronic infections like sinusitis or bronchitis were punishment enough? Now a study suggests that people who get repeat infections have a threefold greater risk of developing artery-clogging plaque, making chronic infections a stronger risk factor than even high blood pressure or elevated cholesterol. Why? To fight infections, the body releases substances that may make arterial walls vulnerable to clogging...