Simple fabric wrap helps failing hearts regain function
About 150 heart failure patients using a polyester mesh wrap around the heart showed 75 percent overall improvement versus those untreated. Led by Dr. Douglas Mann at Baylor, the study suggests the noninvasive device could aid patients not helped by drugs or pacemakers and not seeking transplant. Acorn Cardiovascular, based in St. Paul, plans FDA review after European approval.
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Douglas Mann
Baylor College of Medicine
American Heart Association
Timothy Gardner
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Acorn Cardiovascular Inc
St. Paul, Minn
Europe
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Women in prison reach record high in 2003
The Justice Department reports 101,179 women in state and federal prisons in 2003, up 3.6 percent from 2002 and the first time female inmates topped 100,000. Men remain far more imprisoned, with one in 109 men in prison versus one in 1613 women. The female prison population has risen 48 percent since 1995.
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Washington
Justice Department
U.S
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Palestinian officials head to Paris over Arafat health crisis
In Jerusalem a Palestinian senior official said Mahmoud Abbas Qureia and Nabil Shaath would travel to Paris for consultations with Arafat's doctors as leaders plan contingency steps after the ailing 75 year old remains in intensive care. Suha Arafat accused aides of plotting to bury him alive and urged Palestinian unity amid uncertainty.
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Yasser Arafat
Paris
Mahmoud Abbas
Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Ahmed Qureia
Nabil Shaath
Qureia
Abbas
Suha Arafat
Al-Jazeera Television
Geor gia man kills himself at ground zero over Bush win
Andrew Veal a 25 year old Athens resident engaged to marry in Seattle but secretly involved with another woman killed himself near ground zero after the Bush re election. A note to his girlfriend cited her as “too good” reflecting personal turmoil and political catalyst.
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New York Daily News
Athens
Georgia
Ground Zero
Bush
Andrew Veal
Iowa
Seattle
Veal
Lower Manhattan
Hallowed Ground
Mary Anne Mauney
University of Georgia Survey
New York
Qwest Choice Long Distance Low Rate Offer
The ad touts a long distance plan at five cents per minute with monthly fees and no hidden charges. It emphasizes simplicity and cost savings for callers choosing Qwest Choice.
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Qwest Choice
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Qwest Sohutions Center
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Taeae
Cai
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Qwest
J.D. Power and Associates
Jdpower.com
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Qwest LD Corp
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