Word: problem
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...danger of using a virus, as the New York team does, may be infection. No such problem has arisen so far. Another possibility: you might not be able to repeat the procedure, because the patient's body may have developed an immunity to the virus that was used the first time. Rosengart expects it will be possible in the future to do repeat procedures simply by using a different strain of the virus...
Theoretically, two other problems could arise. The first: tumors in blood vessels. So far, none of the animals tested over seven years has developed abnormal growths. The second: impaired vision, the hypothetical result of too much of the protein, especially in diabetics, promoting excessive blood-vessel growth in the retina. No problem...
Corporate welfare's burden on the American taxpayer is a widespread yet underinvestigated problem, as Don Barlett and Jim Steele learned during their 18-month investigation of the subject. Just how that burden chafes became even more evident to the prize winning journalists soon after their four-part series on the topic debuted two weeks ago. "We've received at least a dozen very substantial tips and examples from people around the country who are very passionate about this dilemma and felt no one else was listening," says Barlett. "It's a measure of how strongly people feel about this...
...tries to update Houston's soul-lite formula. Wyclef Jean co-wrote the superb reggae-ish title song, and Lauryn Hill produced the fabulously funky remake of Stevie Wonder's I Was Made to Love Her. The problem is with the Old Guard: producer David Foster's work is dull, and Dianne Warren and Babyface, who both wrote tracks, have better work on their respective resumes. Still, you've got to give Houston credit for stretching herself on at least part of this disc; the first song, It's Not Right but It's Okay, is one of her best...
...staying true to your dreams. For some religious groups, which have often complained that Hollywood ignores spiritual themes, this easygoing faith is a mixed blessing. "The idea that people are interested in spiritual things, that there's this longing for something beyond ourselves, is positive. But we have a problem with theological error," explains Bob Smithouser, who writes movie reviews for Plugged In, a publication of the conservative Christian group Focus on the Family. His critique of What Dreams May Come complained that the movie's New Age conceits "fly in the face of biblical truth." As if Hollywood...