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...knew full well what was wrong with this woman, and I could treat her, probably as well as anyone. But treating her condition, which was chronic patellofemoral pain, would test the mettle of patient and surgeon. What we have doesn't work very well nor very quickly. The swelling takes months to go down, the muscles take even longer to strengthen. Good patients often complain, "It was better before we started," in desperation or anger, before they see improvement. But with plenty of therapy, braces, exercises and one or two operations, this knee does improve. It's often tough going...
...first test of StatoilHydro's newfound unity was recently passed in Russia. After earlier negotiating as two separate firms, the combined company reached a deal in late October with Gazprom, Russia's state-owned energy company, to help it develop Shtokman, a vast gas field in the Barents Sea. StatoilHydro secured a 24% share of a specially created company that will own the project's infrastructure. French rival Total earlier this year secured a similar stake...
...Jesus Hilario returned home to find his crops completely washed away. "I could be forced to go and work in El Norte," Hilario said, referring to the U.S., where 11 million of his countrymen labor. Getting Hilario to stay and rebuild will prove to be Calderón's greatest test...
...Timms. The team is working on developing genetically engineered mice whose T-cells are tailored to fight off chlamydia in order to monitor their response to the infection. So far, researchers at QUT have pinpointed several proteins that could be used in a chlamydia vaccine. Timms hopes to begin testing the vaccine on koalas this month. According to Timms, over half of Australia’s koalas are infected with chlamydia. Guinea pig trials, with actual guinea pigs, will hopefully follow in 2008. “The idea is to be able to model the immune system and then test...
...time between two varsity teams. It’s really a testament to his hard work,” says Geoff Rathgeber, the captain of the swimming and diving team. “It’s pretty amazing.” When asked what his most grueling physical test has been, he replied, “Probably the crew team triathlon. It’s a 7500 meter erg and a four-mile run and then a full tour of the stadium. The heavyweight team does it in December as something to keep our focus on when we don?...