Some patients in the clinical trial suffered an increased heart rate and a condition called metabolic acidosis, which can lead to hyperventilation, fatigue and anorexia.

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Victor Inyang, an accident and emergency consultant at the hospital, said if untreated, Mrs Carter's condition had a 90% mortality rate.

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In debuting the site, FCC Chairman William Kennard endorsed the development of a scheme to coax schools and libraries into establishing their own Internet filtering strategies, possibly as a condition to receiving money from the E-Rate program.

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In future every person will undergo an independent assessment of their medical condition - and the decision will then dictate which rate of payment they receive.

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The before and after parties were lavish, the course in exceptional condition, and all the handling was absolutely first-rate.

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That is one of the reasons why a high rate of unemployment has now become a structural condition in most of the developed world.

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Even amongst rich economies this condition does not hold, largely because investors still worry about the risk of unforeseen exchange-rate depreciation.

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The biggest success rate occurs when the loan-to-value ratio is below 66%, a condition that rules out recent subprime borrowers.

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Inspectors rate sections of the bridge on a 1 to 9 scale, with 9 being in excellent condition, he said.

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