SARS crisis may empower new Chinese leaders amid outbreak
Beijing faces public outrage over SARS handling as Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao seize control of a strengthened central government. The outbreak, starting in Guangdong last November, coincides with a leadership handover and spans 6,600 infections and at least 480 deaths globally, among them eight in China. Brundtland warns China has not yet peaked as officials confront criticism and Jiang Zemin steps back while retaining influence.
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Wen Jiabao
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Dali Yang
University of Chicago
World Health Organization
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Brundtland
Jiang Zemin
Parents battle doctors over brain tumor surgery for toddler
In Grand Rapids, Mich, two year old Noshin Hoque faces probable death without brain tumor removal but the Hoques oppose surgery, seeking homeopathic herbal treatment in Montreal. Prosecutors seek court-ordered medical intervention and access to records. a May 12 hearing will review a court ordered brain scan.
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Detroit
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Scientists test genetically altered cold virus against glioblastoma
Scientists at MD Anderson and collaborators modify a common cold virus to attack glioblastoma in mice. Treated mice showed 60 percent survival for four months, while untreated ones died in 19 days. Researchers plan human trials by winter 2004 with NCI funding of 1 million dollars.
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Frederick Lang
Houston
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Len Lichtenfeld
American Cancer Society
Lang
Lichtenfeld
National Cancer Institute
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