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...health care fraud charges stem from allegations that Ahmed mixed blood samples of patients who had the less lethal Pemphigoid strain with those who had the lethal Pemphigus, in order to obtain Medicare coverage for their treatment...
...ideal microbial ally, say scientists, is one that already infects humans and yet can be easily controlled with antibiotics or antiviral medications should something go awry. For his research, Russell likes the measles virus, in particular, the modified strain of the virus used for more than five decades in the measles vaccine. That weakened form has a special fondness for tumors, lured there by a protein expressed in copious quantities on the surface of malignant cells. As part of an ongoing trial in ovarian-cancer patients, Russell's colleague Dr. Eva Galanis constructed a measles virus that could also churn...
...NEUSTA wants to do everything possible for teams to come [to the tournament] without a financial strain,” he said. “They sound enthusiastic [about helping...
...Congress in which they have as many votes as Republicans do, have shut it down. The Democrats refuse to accept a new rule that would prevent the committee from launching any investigation without the support of at least one Republican--a restriction designed to protect the majority leader. The strain is showing on DeLay, who was treated in a hospital last week for fatigue and an irregular heartbeat. And for the first time, a significant number of Republicans have begun to question DeLay's political survival. Frets a senior G.O.P. Congressman about the odor surrounding DeLay: "It just...
...bottom line is that bankruptcy was always to be avoided--think of the emotional strain, the wrecked credit--but now even more so. Says Elizabeth Warren, a Harvard Law School professor and author of All Your Worth: The Ultimate Lifetime Money Plan: "The safety net for middle-class families just got smaller...