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That means that other medications, like zanamivir, a.k.a. Relenza, or prescribing oseltamivir in combination with other drugs is still an option. But the spread of a resistant strain raises the specter of a pandemic--brought on by a flu virus that is highly contagious and invulnerable to nearly all our medical efforts...
First, Yale officials openly announced that they would be laying off up to 300 staffers; now, they are admitting more...the additional cuts coming at their School of Management. At Harvard, on the other hand, staffers are faced with the specter of lay-offs--but administrators have coyly maintained that lay-offs are just one option on the table. Okay administration, thanks for the assurance. With Harvard's endowment in worse shape than Yale's, we're not so sure...
...should play its own role in shaping the politics of this region by showing Kosovo and Serbia that it intends to extend EU membership to both of them when they are ready. This is the only way to permanently bring stability to the Balkans and finally banish the specter of the Yugoslav wars from the region’s politics...
...last week that he had called in reinforcements to help counter the threat posed by dissident republicans. Orde announced the British Army's Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR) was supporting the PSNI with surveillance and intelligence-gathering duties. This was heavily criticized by Catholic politicians, some of whom raised the specter of British troops returning to the streets of Northern Ireland. Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness of Sinn Fein called the SRR deployment "dangerous and stupid...
...nurses association wanted more investment in the nursing workforce. The head of the hospitals association wanted more money for hospitals. The head of the American Medical Association wanted higher Medicare reimbursement rates for doctors. Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., wanted more money for community healthcare centers. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Penn., wanted a better focus on investigations of white collar fraud in the healthcare sector. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., wanted greater investment in HIV-AIDS prevention. Rep. Mike Castle, R-Del., spoke of greater National Institutes of Health Funding. It went on. (See the most common hospital mishaps...