President highlights family of sick girl during news conference
Mrs Beckett and her husband spoke of their daughter Katie who suffers viral encephalitis with brain damage and a weak respiratory system. They described exhausting medical costs, reliance on home equipment, and their Medicaid exemption plea being denied. The couple said they were overwhelmed when the president addressed the case.
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Mas Fidens
Mark
Katie
Cedar Rapids Hospital
Department of Health and Human Services
Beckett
Sterilization plug shows safety in clinical tests
A flexible silicone rubber plug used to occlude the fallopian tube is reported safe and effective in trials at 11 centers in 10 cities. The half hour in office procedure costs about half of other methods, with 600+ women having tubal occlusions since 1978 and no major side effects.
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C.W. Miranker
Palo Alto
Calif
A.J. Kresch
Stanford University
California
RSP Laboratories
Stamford
Conn
New York
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Washington
Houston
Phoenix
Wilmington
Del
Hartford
Sandra Powers
ASP
Food and Drug Administration
Kresch
Stanford
Kresen
Fuel spill nearly contained in San Francisco report
AP reports 99 percent containment of a fuel spill in San Francisco after a 7.2 ounce release. Investigators note most fuel did not spread beyond the initial area as teams work to seal the remaining leakage in the Flowerpot site.
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N Francisco
Lgen
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Rep
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Baldwinsville
Fr County
Downer
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CAPRI
ARMY / NAVY
Dovintown
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