Hong Kong moves SARS victims to quarantine camps
Hong Kong authorities invoke colonial era law to quarantine more than 240 people at countryside camps as SARS cases rise worldwide. Amoy Gardens residents, including 121 from Block E, are among 237 hospitalized. environmental factors and possible sewage leaks are probed while WHO weighs travel advisories.
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Drug prolongs life for sickle cell patients
Hydroxyurea, a cancer therapy, reduces pain and lowers death risk for adults with sickle cell anemia. In a government study of 299 patients, those using the drug at least periodically for nine years were 40 percent less likely to die than nonusers.
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