Word: combatting
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...males in each high school class join up, talk of war was more than an abstract concern. I spoke with Sonny's mother for more than an hour that day, trading rumors and scraps of information about who was stationed in the Gulf, who would be in a combat role if a war broke out, who was safe in another theater...
...best way to combat cellular aging is to postpone its effects at the molecular level. Basic research is now under way to understand the mechanisms that make human cells wear out and to try to find the genes that cause the major degenerative diseases of old age -- arthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease. This work could have a double benefit: extending life expectancy and helping to make those extra years worth living. But researchers have no idea when, or if, breakthroughs will take place...
...list of demands included increasing the availability of experimental drugs to combat AIDS, initiating multi-lingual AIDS education and implementing a national health care policy...
...step up the pressure of Saddam, Bush ordered the equivalent of 24 heavy armored divisions to Saudi Arabia from U.S. Army bases in Germany, the 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized) from Fort Riley, Kan., and thousands of combat service personnel...
Research on contraception and menopause has also failed to garner many federal dollars. Though an estimated one-third of older women are taking hormone-replacement therapy to combat osteoporosis and other effects of menopause, many questions remain about how this treatment might alter the risks of breast cancer and heart disease. Says Guinan: "As doctors, we think we're helping women when we may actually be harming them." Meanwhile, no new contraceptive method has been approved in the U.S. since the 1960s. Overall, the NIH spends only 13% of its $7.7 billion budget on women's health issues, < according...