Drugs Aim to Make Several Types of Cancer Self-Destruct

Drugs Aim to Make Several Types of Cancer Self-Destruct

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Companies have long ignored liposarcoma, seeing no market for drugs to treat a cancer that strikes so few. But it is ideal for testing … Such a clinical trial would most likely involve just a few patients in each of many medical centers. But keeping …
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Homeless women getting a new lease on life

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The center, on the Near West Side, is a residential treatment facility that provides, among other services, detoxification, rehabilitation, therapy and a tailored program for homeless women grappling with mental health and substance abuse issues.
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New UN AIDS deputy hails Brazil progress

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Brazil offers free anti-retroviral drugs (ARV) treatment to HIV-positive citizens, a program that ignited controversy when it was announced in 1996 because of concerns about drug resistance and violation of pharmaceutical copyright. But a major factor …
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