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To achieve tumor reduction, Folkman's treatment inhibits angiogenesis, the growth of blood vessels within the tumor. Two of the main drugs used are named endostatin and angiostatin.
To help resolve the riddle of imperfect markets, the committee has spent six years working on an experiment. It's called the U.S. economy. The current boom is as much a part of the committee's legacy as is its battle to stem global turmoil. It was Rubin--via the...
President Clinton, speaking at a fundraiser in Boston Tuesday, wisely spent much of the afternoon pitching his plan to improve the quality of the nation's public schools. The proposals, which would spend an extra $4.98 billion on a variety of teacher training and class-size reduction initiatives from his...
And the city has already implemented many of the major changes Clinton and Gore have proposed for America's future, including crime reduction measures and universal Internet access in schools.
But before you or a loved one decide to add to that number, it pays to understand some key statistics--starting with that 90% reduction in deaths. The Mayo investigators derived the figure from statistical models and from the death rate of the patients' sisters, who did not undergo the...