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NAFDAC went on the offensive back home as well, conducting nearly 800 raids on drug-distribution outlets and 90 "destruction exercises" on counterfeit or substandard medicines. "We are winning," says Akunyili. "Made-in-Nigeria drugs are now acceptable in other West African countries. Multinational [drug manufacturers] that left out of frustration are coming back...
Dallas cardiologist Lawrence Poliner says his case shows how peer review can be abused. Last August a jury awarded him damages of $366 million from Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas and three colleagues who trumped up charges of substandard care against him to eliminate him as a competitor. Says Poliner: "It's unfathomable that a process that should be about healing could be used to attack doctors." Obstetrician John Raviotta, after reporting to state authorities dangerous obstetrics policies at the Community Memorial Health Center in South Hill, Va., lost privileges there as a result of a peer review that included doctors...
...both instances, the Crimson survived despite substandard defensive performances that were in the end rendered moot by clutch playmaking—be it the three-point second half against the Bears or the thwarted two-point conversion and field goal push against the Big Green—mustered in the game’s deciding moments...
Manning the sloop regatta necessitated pulling Harvard’s two most capable skippers from the middle of team racing, but the exigencies of qualifying for the sloop championship offset a substandard overall showing in team racing with mere weeks before New England Team Race Championships...
Even with the difficulties stemming from the first-year transition, Taylor hasn’t had too many bad games himself. While his points may be down, his play has been anything but substandard. Though it hasn’t necessarily shown on the scoreboard, the freshman forward has been instrumental in generating offense by virtue of his aggressive forecheck and solid defense...