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ation HE BATTALION . 5 A Thursday, February 26, 2004 itudy could lead to breakthrough n fight against sickle cell disease Spirit Weekend 2004 12th Man Student Foundation Janet McConnaughey IHE ASSOCIATED PRESS Arare, deadly lung condition so common among people Ihsicklecell anemia that test- ;forand treating it could help any patients live longer, :allhier lives, a study found. Experts called the study a ijoradvance in the fight against cell disease, an inherited disorder that affects 70,000 i,000 Americans. The paper will change the rd of care for sickle cell ts across the country,” Dr. Clint Joiner, director of sickle cell center at the ush urges an on gay narriages ATTALIOl sr in the always le )ge, bin ie com- “I have a it home did •erience s taufthi ome such e of the i tok I shoft uy-one- gulatly udents, ON By Jennifer Loven ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President tit wants quick election-year Ktment of a constitutional Kndment prohibiting gays m marrying each other, but ipublicans in Congress are not ino to heed his call. After Bush’s announcement day, House Majority Leader m Delay, R-Texas, said it take time to gauge the nelofsupport in Congress for constitutional amendment. He jested the difficulty of pass ive may cause lawmakers to indifferent approach to pre ttying marriage as a solely woman union. "Wedon't want to do this in ste," Delay said. The tant-runner for the koctadc presidential nomina- 5efl. John Kerry of fassacfuisetts, and his leading al,Sea John Edwards of North lolina, struggled to make their n to Bush’s stance clear s they carefully tiptoed around lolly sensitive turf, ferry said he supports civil nils, "and 1 think that that is issible within state law and Ifwearetopre- fentthe meaning of manage from be ing changed forever, wr nation must en act a constitutional amendment to pro tect mamage in America. — George W. Bush President “Ifhereally wants to help inar- 1 couples, what he should be »gishelping them resolve their inoiic problems, their health Edwards said iecampaigning in Georgia. long-held expecta- usofhis most conservative sup- ders, Bush argued that same- weddings threaten the institu- »ofmarriage — and thus soci- and that actions by several 1 jurisdictions allowing gay triage make federal interven- itthe only recourse. we are to prevent the taring of marriage from being aged forever, our nation must act a constitutional amend- Jit to protect marriage in the president said. Image cannot be severed H its cultural, religious and «ral roots without weakening good influence of society.” Bush called on Congress “to and to send to the for ratification” an to define marriage of a man and a Iran. He had opposed legaliz- unions as governor of *as, but Bush left the door cr for states to do so now — alternative gay rights groups insufficient. ^majority of Americans — netimes by as much as a 2-1 gin — oppose legalizing 'Imarriages. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. One-third of sickle cell patients have the lung condition, which makes them 10 times more likely to die within 18 months, doctors at the National Institutes of Health and Howard University reported in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine. Doctors must now find the best ways to treat sickle cell patients who also have pul monary hypertension, or high blood - pressure in the lungs. It is a condition in which narrowed, thickened blood vessels in the lungs keep the body from get ting enough oxygen. Researchers do not know if pulmonary hypertension caused the increase in deaths among the 195 patients they studied, or was a sign of severe sickle cell dis ease. But it was present in 63 patients, or 32 percent. All 195 were in stable condi tion at the start. Within 18 months, nearly 20 percent of those with both conditions were dead, compared to fewer than 2 percent of those without pul monary hypertension. The numbers indicate that patients with sickle cell dis ease should be tested for pul monary hypertension, said Dr. Mark T. Gladwin lead researcher for the study. Friday, Feb. 27 11am-3pm Kick off @ Rudder Plaza Free sausage, fun games, prizes After the Baseball game join us for Yell Practice @ Olsen Field Saturday, Feb. 28 8:30am— 11am Pun for Champions 5k Fun Run/ walk benefiting Special Olympics Starts at the Pec Center Sign up at the kickoff or the day of the race Free T-shirt with entry Sunday, Feb, 29 9:00 am-11am and 4:30 pm-7pm Silent Auction Benefiting Special Olympics 4:30pm-6:30pm 12th Annua! Baseball BBQ presented by the Student Foundation and AAI Members are free, guest are $5 •m s pV \V eeK zo04 Hr i! 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