Prosecution Opens Diallo Murder Trial In Albany Case
Prosecutors say four white NYPD officers fired without warning at Amadou Diallo in a Bronx vestibule, claims he was unarmed as shots were fired 19 times. Defense counters rapid decision making and self defense, while protests erupt over alleged minority brutality. Trial moved to Albany for fair jury.
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Bronx
Eric Warner
Richard Murphy
Warner
Diallo
Soundview
West Africa
Bennett Epstein
Epstein
Carroll
McMellon
Boss
Murphy
Albany
Stephen Worth
Frannie
al Sharpton
Worth
Woody Henderson
New York
Academy Park
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Study on suffering of children with cancer and end-of-life care
The study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows one quarter of children diagnosed with cancer die, with many suffering pain, fatigue, and poor appetite. It notes that while treatments improved over 30 years, emphasis on relief of symptoms and quality of life must balance cure aims, prompting a Dana Farber team to assist families in deciding when to stop aggressive therapy.
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Joanne Wolfe
Wolfe
Dana- Farber Cancer Institute
Children’s Hospital
Harvard
New England Journal of Medicine
Chris Hoefflin
Michael
Marilyn Hockenberry-Eaton
Baylor College of Medicine
Texas Children’s Cancer Center
Hockenberry-Eaton
Dana-Farber and
Children’s
Janet Duncan
New AIDS drugs may cut pill burden for patients
Powerful new AIDS drugs in development could reduce the daily pill load from over 20 pills to perhaps four tablets taken once daily within a couple of years. Experts say simpler dosing should improve adherence and treatment effectiveness while easing patient burden and restoring daily life freedom.
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Eugene Sun
Abbott Laboratories
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Sanne
Abbott
Merck Research Laboratories
Food and Drug Administration
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