BRIEFLY : AWAITING SURGERY, GIRL SUFFERS SETBACK.A heart-lung machine heart-lung machine, device that maintains the circulation of the blood and the oxygen content of the body when connected with the arteriovenous system; it is also called the pump oxygenator. was keeping an 8-year-old Japanese girl alive Thursday after she went into cardiac arrest cardiac arrest n. Abbr. CA A sudden cessation of cardiac function, resulting in loss of effective circulation. Cardiac arrest A condition in which the heart stops functioning. within days of coming to the United States to seek a heart transplant. Miyuki Monobe was slightly improved a day after the heart attack but was still in critical condition at UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. . Miyuki arrived in California on Saturday. She came to the United States because transplants are virtually nonexistent non·ex·is·tence n. 1. The condition of not existing. 2. Something that does not exist. non in Japan. ?13Associated Press Judge drops suit against Cochran A palimony palimony n. a substitute for alimony in cases in which the couple were not married but lived together for a long period and then terminated their relationship. suit filed by attorney Johnnie L. Cochran's ex-lover was dismissed Thursday for the second time in two years and a judge warned lawyers to stop filing the same complaint over again. Patricia Ann Cochran first sued the celebrity lawyer during the O.J. Simpson trial. She claimed she had been Cochran's lover for 30 years, bore him a son and was given a promise of lifetime support. The first judge who threw out her case, dismissed it as ``tabloid pleadings.'' ?13Associated Press Joined newborns in critical condition Two girls born joined at the chest and abdomen were listed in critical condition Thursday night at UCLA Medical Center. ``The doctors are running tests to see if there is anything they can do for them,'' said spokeswoman Roxanne Moster. ``They share some vital organs. Sometimes it's impossible to separate'' conjoined twins conjoined twins or Siamese twins Identical twins (see multiple birth) whose embryos did not separate completely. Conjoined twins are physically joined (typically along the trunk or at the front, side, or back of the head) and often share some organs. . The babies were born about 2 p.m. Wednesday, Moster said, adding that the family wants to remain anonymous. ?13City News Service |
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