Counting illegal immigrants a controversial census issue
A Chicago census worker and activists discuss the 2000 census amid undercount fears among minorities and immigrants. Officials say the census counts everyone present. illegal status is not recorded, to avoid depressing participation and preserve funding and representation.
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DNA chips enable precise cancer type diagnosis
Researchers report a new chip based technique to monitor activity of about 18,000 tumor genes. In a Nature paper, Stanford and NCI scientists show two distinct forms of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and link gene activation patterns to prognosis, aiding targeted therapy decisions.
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Beverly Enterprises to pay 175 million in Medicare fraud case
Beverly Enterprises, the nation’s largest nursing home chain, will pay 175 million and cede 10 facilities after pleading guilty to 11 charges. Federal prosecutors say California subsidiary inflated nurse hours and submitted fake sign-in sheets and fabricated documents to Medicare between 1992 and 1998.
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