21.   Boruchowitz contended the state was not providing treatment required by law, and convicted rapist Andre Brigham Young therefore was being punished unlawfully and should be released.

22.   Nevertheless, the treatment requires taking several pills a day and can cause a variety of unpleasant side effects, such as odd accumulations of body fat.

23.   The disease attacks kidney functions, and treatment sometimes requires dialysis.

24.   The disease interferes with kidney functions, and treatment sometimes requires dialysis.

25.   The treatment also requires patients to follow a strict schedule of repeated dosages during the day to avoid the emergence of drug resistance.

26.   The treatment required two short hospital stays for intravenous infusions of the drugs.

27.   Traditional treatment often requires an open incision, fitting the bones back together with screws, and then keeping the patient in a cast for six weeks.

28.   Treatment requires the use of drugs to force the iris to constrict.

29.   Traditional treatment required major surgery.

30.   His visa has been extended twice and will be renewed as often as his medical treatment requires, a spokesman for the Swiss foreign ministry said.