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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 2003

Page

3

Gender gaps found in atrial fibrillation stroke risk

A major study shows women with atrial fibrillation have over four times the stroke risk of men with the condition. The finding highlights gender differences in this heart rhythm disorder.

Vienna Austria

Afghan checkpoint attack and arrests amid regional tensions

Suspected Taliban fighters attacked a government checkpoint in Qalat injuring soldiers and capturing two. In Kabul authorities, backed by peacekeepers, detained several suspected extremists. Obasanjo's Liberia visit drew a massive crowd praising the Nigerian leader. In Uganda rebels attacked a bus, killed none but wounded nine.

Qalat Afghanistan Kabul International Assistance Force

Court says Chavez ruling forgery tied to election claim

Venezuela's high court said a reported ruling barring Hugo Chavez from running in new elections was forged. It stated someone rewrote a sentence of a court decision given to reporters earlier Monday, denying any such prohibition.

Caracas Venezuela High Court Hugo Chavez Associated Press

Labor Day protests span Yale campus to national economics

On Labor Day Reverend Jesse Jackson led 1,000 to 1,500 demonstrators at Yale University in New Haven blocking traffic and rallying for striking university service and clerical workers. Elected officials attended before Jackson and 13 others were cited for disorderly conduct and later released. Bush announced a new manufacturing czar to aid the sector amid job losses, citing 2.4 million manufacturing jobs shed since 2001. In Detroit and Pittsburgh workers voiced concerns over the economy and public budgets.

Jesse Jackson Yale University New Haven Conn Jackson Selma Yale Beinecke Plaza Woodbridge Hall University Richard Levin Connecticut Susan Bysiewicz Richard Blumenthal Yale Law School Bush Richfield Ohio Commerce Don Ev Patrick Devlin Greater Detroit Building and Construction Trades Council Pennsylvania Pittsburgh

Medical translators struggle as language barriers rise in U S hospitals

Washington(AP) Nurses misinterpret antibiotics pushing ear infections while a bystander translator misguides a mother with no English. Dr Flores warns dozens of translation errors from exams of 70 Spanish speaking children in Boston. 21 million Americans have limited English. Hospitals seek volunteer clubs telephonic interpreters and bilingual staff but effective methods remain unclear. Special training cited as essential for medical terminology.

Washington Glenn Flores Boston United States Ellen Pryga The American Hospital Association

Exotic DARPA under scrutiny and power plays in Washington

DARPA, the Pentagon research agency with 240 staff, faces scrutiny over high tech programs and a terrorism information project. Adm. John Poindexter left after 20 months as lawmakers debate halting funding for the project. The agency helped shape the Internet and GPS while pursuing advanced robotics and surveillance efforts.

Washington Mojave Desert DARPA Pentagon Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency U.S John Poindexter House-Senate Soviet Union United States

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