A Sampling of Clips for
March 07, 2003
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Key trigger of inflammation
uncovered
United
Press International, Mar. 6 – Scientists
said Thursday they discovered blocking a molecule thought to
play a role in cancer could prevent inflammation from occurring
in mice, a finding that could lead to treatments for tumors,
arthritis and other autoimmune disorders. (Quotes Randall
Johnson, a molecular biologist at the University
of California, San Diego).
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in:
Nature
News Service, Mar. 7
http://www.nature.com/nsu/030303/030303-8.html
drkoop.com,
Mar. 6
http://drkoop.com/template.asp?page=newsdetail&ap=93&id=512079
Visits cut
cervical cancer in poor nations
United Press International, Mar. 6
– A single-visit approach to preventing cervical cancer
could help the health of thousands of women in developing countries,
a study released Thursday has found. Instead of relying on follow-up
visits to confirm initial findings of cervical lesions and subsequent
visits to treat them, trained nurses in poor countries can test
for abnormal cells and treat them with cryotherapy -- freezing
the tissue to destroy it -- in one quick visit, researchers
said. (Quotes Dr. Steve Plaxe, director of
gynecological oncology at the University of California,
San Diego).
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030306-082752-1575r
With Toxic Crystals, Bacterium
Targets - And Takes Out Nematodes
ScienceDaily,
Mar. 7 – Scientists this week announced
that a soil bacterium's crystal proteins, long an effective
weapon against many insect pests, are toxic to some nematodes,
too. The crystal proteins - created by some strains of Bacillus
thuringiensis, more commonly known as Bt - thwart the development
of some nematodes and kill others outright. The findings raise
the possibility that these proteins might one day be used to
combat parasitic worms that infect nearly one-fourth of the
world's human population. (Quotes biologist Raffi V.
Aroian of the University of California San
Diego).
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/03/030307072436.htm
