But those taking Avandia were more likely to have strokes, develop heart failure, or die.

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If you die, you're not a failure.

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February 1997: At least 11 people die after a collision caused by human error and a signalling failure north of Aswan.

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In hospitals, some 100, 000 patients die each year from preventable deaths, many a result of infections caused by failure of doctors and nurses to wash their hands before touching a patient.

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More than 10 million people in Europe suffer from heart failure and the majority of these patients will be admitted to hospital or die within the next five years.

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Politicians and economists frequently make dire predictions about the economic impact of business failure, but as Gershenoff's example makes plain, businesses frequently die (in Gershenoff's case, he switched to sports apparel) only to be replaced by others.

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Heart failure patients suffer from weakened hearts, which in the worst case leave them bedridden and more likely to die.

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