Verghese urged psychiatrists to stand by the real patient and to make the "argument of ritual," stating that examining, being with, and listening to the patient were transformative rituals.
In 2005 a group of 11 senators wrote to George Bush urging him to send over the tobacco treaty for consideration; they noted that tobacco claims more than 400, 000 American lives a year.
Health and environmental advocates having long urged U.S. government agencies to tighten the use of some of the 11 chemicals the report cites and called for more studies on their long-term effects.
'Move!' bawled the drill corporal. 'Come on, speed it up!' he sprinted effortlessly to the rear of the gasping, panting column of men and urged us on from there.
Topeka —Advocates say they will urge Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and the Legislature to support services that give Kansans with disabilities more independence.