Stem cell therapy shows potential to heal damaged hearts
Laboratory experiments with adult bone marrow stem cells in mice and rats produced new muscle and blood vessels. If results persist, human testing could start within three years, sparking hope to reverse heart attack damage with a patient’s own repair cells. About 1.1 million Americans suffer heart attacks annually and 450,000 die.
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Associated Press
John Fakunding
National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute
WorldCom to pay up to 90 million in MCI overbilling settlement
WorldCom will settle with customers for up to 90 million dollars over MCI long distance overbilling from 1996 to 2000. Judge David Herndon called the deal fair, with about 25 million in attorney fees. Refunds, averaging around 100 dollars, require claims by April 30 and may be filed via a dedicated website with phone number validation.
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WorldCom Inc
MCI
U.S
David Herndon
Herndon
Daniel Girard
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Second body found near crash site of U S F-15 jets
Grampian police report locating the second pilot's body near the Ben Macdhui crash site in the Cairngorms after two U S Air Force F-15s went down on Monday. Lt Col Kenneth Hyvonen of Michigan was identified a day earlier. Capt. Kirk Jones is the believed second pilot.
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Ben Macdhui
Cairmgorm Mountains
Grampian
Kenneth John Hyvonen
Michigan
Kirk Jones
Cairngorms
U.S
Foreigner faked romance to sell Renault cars in Colombia
A marketing hoax in Colombia promoted a fictional American bachelor Bob Harris to push a Renault sedan. The campaign used TV spots and print ads claiming he sought a Colombian wife, sparking outrage as readers learned the romance was a marketing device. The ruse ended with ads revealing the hoax.
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Bob Harris
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Wartorn
Jose Miguel Sokoloff
Lowe Partners
Renault
Bob
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