The specter of "big nurse" as writer Craig Seligman calls it, barring access to an ailing loved one, looms large for a greying population who watched their friends, colleagues and lovers decimated by the AIDS epidemic.

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In addition to critical acclaim for series like Weeds, Nurse Jackie and The Big C, profit had grown more than 20% for the year.

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Another big difference is that patients came in to see a doctor or nurse equally often whether they got Natrecor or not.

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