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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The noted astronomer Carl Sagan had a saying. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Last week, a physician made the extraordinary claim that he had an effective treatment for sepsis, sometimes known as blood poisonin

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: Today, a consumer advocacy organization is asking federal health officials to halt a large medical study that's being conducted at major universities nationwide. Public Citizen says this study involving treatment for sepsis puts p

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By Michael Drudge London 22 February 2006 A U.N. prosecutor says accused Bosnian war-crimes suspect Ratko Mladic remains at large in Serbia. The prosecutor, Carla del Ponte, spoke with reporters at Th

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: One year ago, a well-known intensive care physician announced that he just might have come across a cure for sepsis. This deadly reaction to infection kills around a quarter of a million people in the U.S. each year. It's the leadi

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ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Now some good news, especially for babies around the world. Scientists in the U.S. and India have found an inexpensive treatment for a common infection. It could save hundreds of thousands of newborns each year. The treatment com

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Sepsis is a potentially deadly inflammatory condition caused by infections. Muppet creator Jim Henson was a famous victim. Proper treatment of sepsis can require knowing what bacteria or virus caused the infection. But the identification can take day

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Earlier we talked exclusively to Kittiratt Na-Ranong, Thailands Deputy Prime Minister, and Finance Minister on the recent protests in Thailand. Mr. Kittiratt shared with us the situation after protesters occupied the Finance Ministry and other import

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Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic plans to boycott a scheduled court appearance Monday at the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague. A lawyer for Mladic said Sunday that the former Bosnian Serb military commander is refusing to appear beca

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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Sepsis is a medical condition caused by an overwhelming immune response to an infection. It is a major killer in both the United States and the rest of the world. Could a cheap combination of vitamins help conquer it? Several stu