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— Peeking Through the Knothole —

Fistulas

November 6, 2009

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/khtml/2005/06/12/opinion/20050612_FISTULA_AUDIOSS.html

It's only a few minutes, like five.

For more, read the NYT column by Nicholas Kristof--Oct 31--"New Life For Old Pariahs." There's a link to it here:

http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/31/a-heroic-doctor-a-global-scourge/?scp=2&sq=new%20life%20for%20old%20pariahs&st=cse

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