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...nurse practitioners do not pretend to be doctors. They generally restrict themselves to performing routine tests, treating minor ailments and suggesting over-the-counter medications. Even so, they can spare patients many costly trips to the doctor, and they often make house calls. These nurses are especially helpful to the elderly and people with chronic diseases, who may need close watching but not always by a physician...
...removal of a substantial part of the heart can severely restrict a patient's activities. In extreme cases, the organ's pumping action can be reduced by as much as 60%. To avoid these debilitating consequences, Jones' surgeon, George Magovern, wanted to try something new: bolstering her weakened heart with a muscle transplanted from her back...
However, past efforts to restrict the number of debaters at an event have been foiled by the charge of "elitism...
Since 1982 the Administration has funneled millions in not-so-secret aid to the rebels. But Congress has long been uneasy about such assistance and moved two years ago to restrict it to "humanitarian" supplies like boots and bandages. Capitol Hill has mirrored the national wariness; nearly two-thirds of the U.S. public opposes the aid, according to a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll. Reports of corruption in the contras' ranks have hurt the Administration's case as well. Government auditors reported that some $13 million of last year's $27 million in assistance could not be accounted...
...continues to allow an ally in good standing to exploit and repress a race in its population, restrict freedom of the press, and adamantly refuse to compromise its racist system of government in any substantial way, then it weakens its own claim to support the free elements of the world and demonstrates an inconsistency which will harm future diplomatic efforts. South Africa must not be allowed to remain in the drivers seat, closing off its society without international recourse when trouble arises and reopening its doors to the West when commericial demands arise and political dissent is under control...