As cancer drug prices rise ever-higher, extending the longevity of those facing the disease is an increasingly expensive endeavor.

随着癌症药物的价格越来越高，延长癌症患者寿命的代价变得日益昂贵。

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But like a doctor facing a patient with a new disease and strange symptoms, they often acted in ways that, with the benefit of hindsight, appeared counterproductive.

然而，就好比医生面对一位患了新病、症状奇特的病人一样，他们的行动在事后看来，似乎经常招致相反的效果。

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FAO is more concerned about the epicentre of the disease in southeast Asia, where the virus has become endemic and where some countries are facing heavy virus infection.

粮农组织更加关切东南亚的疫情中心，在该地区病毒已经流行，一些国家正面临着严重的病毒感染。

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The Mail believes the US postal system is facing "paralysis" as fears over the disease spread.

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In fact, using germs, we can accomplish some of the biggest problems facing mankind, disease, hunger and pollution.

CNN: "The Secret Life of Germs" author Philip Tierno

Indeed rather than a dramatically overvalued ruble, which is what would happen if Russia were suffering from Dutch Disease, the most dramatic threat facing Russia in 2012 is that, as global growth retreats and prices for natural resources decline, the value of the ruble will stumble even further and require costly Central Bank interventions to prevent a panicky devaluation.

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