NIAID Stops AIDS Study Prematurely Because Drug 'Cocktail' Boosts Survival
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...or presentation at the American Chemical Society's national meeting. Toone's research is supported by the National Institutes of Health,the Camille Dreyfus Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Molecular binding events control many biological processes within ourbodies, from the activity ...Planning Researcher Finds Best Neighborhoods Aren't Always Best At Preventing Infant Mortality
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... The Berkeley Lab is a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory locatedin Berkeley, California. It conducts unclassified scientific research and ismanaged by the University of California....Cardiovascular Disease Epidemic Threatens Developing Countries, Global Economy
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...ated issues will bepresented here this week at the national meeting of the American ChemicalSociety, world's largest scientific society. DESIGNING BETA-AMYLOID PLAQUE INHIBITORS IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE With the aid of high-powered instruments, researchers at Case Western ReserveUniversity may have found the fi...Higher Prices Won't Stop Teenage Smokers
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...code of marketing substitutes for breast milk into national legislation. Secondly, he suggests that monitorin...ssociation' by allying themselves with prestigious national bodies, such as by sponsoring a paediatric conference. Finally, Costello accepts that, as with anti...Chemical Society's Highest Award Goes To Ronald Breslow
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...or resistance to AIDS drugs; aproposal to create a national tissue bank with which to track HIV eradication;an overview of what remains to be done in the race to defeat HIV; and Thailand'ssuccesses and difficulties in that nation's response to HIV. Please note: A related news conference will take place on Th...Study Reveals Possible Clue For Racial Differences In Prevalence Of High Blood Pressure
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