Word: sao
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...long-term effects of his procedure. Surgeons in Brazil were no more eager than most American doctors to accept Batista's claims. "When I first heard of this procedure, I thought he was a crank, one of those mystic doctors who periodically appear in Brazil," says Roberto Franken, a Sao Paulo cardiologist who has only recently accepted Batista's procedure. Critics do not bother Batista, though, because he believes so strongly in what he is doing. "Either I'm crazy or they are wrong," he says. "And I know I'm not crazy...
...from the British, Salman Rushdie provides a brutal but honest assessment of the grim political and social scenario in India [WORLD, Aug. 11]. I often wonder what has wounded India more--200 years of colonial rule or 50 years of pseudosocialist government by lackluster, dishonest politicians. RAJENDRA K. ANEJA Sao Paulo...
...SAO PAULO, Brazil: A Brazilian domestic jetliner crashed shortly after takeoff today, killing at least 95, Brazil's Globo TV network reported. The plane, a Fokker-100 belonging to TAM regional airlines, took off at 5:45 EST this morning and, according to Globo, dipped right sharply, struck an apartment building and eight houses and burst into flames. As live TV coverage showed a row of bodies covered with black plastic on the sidewalk and firemen sprayed smoking bits of the airplane with hoses, the search for casualties amid the rubble on the ground continued. The crash occurred about...
...religion, it is not surprising that the art of medicine is suffering. Our materialistic view of the world makes our bodies seem like something mechanical. So we go to the doctor the same way we take our car in for repairs. No wonder we feel so empty. ROBERTO TAKAOKA Sao Paulo, Brazil...
Although the SAO and the HCO are run separately, there is a lot of overlap and cooperation between the two organizations, according to Harvey D. Tananbaum, director of the AXAF Science Center and former associate director...