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BUYING TIME In what may be a breakthrough, researchers used early drug intervention to delay the onset of the autoimmune disorder multiple sclerosis. Doctors administered either a placebo or interferon beta-1a (Avonex) to 383 patients who had suffered one episode of symptoms--such as double or cloudy vision or problems with bladder control or balance--that often precede MS. Forty percent of the placebo group but less than 24% of the Avonex group developed MS over the course of the three-year study...
Suddenly the computer is barking out directions in a synthesized voice: "Go north on Henry Hudson Parkway!" "Go southeast on I-95, Exit 1A, 2 min. 59 sec. away!" It's at once creepy and reassuring. Karyn steps on the gas. "I feel I have to keep up," she complains. But wait! Following the signs south would take us to New Jersey. That's not right. We ignore the computer this one time and head north. After that, we follow the rest of the directions to Hanover, N.H., without incident; even when we wander off course, the green arrow shows...
This year, over 60 students--almost 20 percent of the class--decided not to take Chemistry 7, "Principles of Chemistry," following its precursor Chemistry 5, "Introduction to Principles of Chemistry." Almost half of the students in Mathematics 1a, "Introduction to Calculus," and Math 21a did not return to take the second installment of the courses in the spring...
DIED. LEO BUSCAGLIA, 74, avuncular, affectionate professor and author of numerous books on the permutations of love and self-acceptance; of a heart attack; near Lake Tahoe, Nev. Relentlessly upbeat, Buscaglia taught at U.S.C. for nearly 20 years, including a course in 1969 called Love 1A. He became known as Dr. Hug because of his habit of embracing the thousands of fans worldwide who turned out in droves to hear his encouraging aphorisms and elevated four of his books to the best-seller list at one time...
...Physics Physics 1a: "Principles of Physics: Mechanics" Pre-Med Requirement 16% Concentration and Other 84% Physics 1b: "Principles of Physics: Electricity, Waves, Nuclear Physics" Pre-Med Requirement 31% Concentration and Other 69% Physics 11a: "Mechanics" Pre-Med Requirement 6% Concentration and Other 94% Physics 11b: "Electricity, Magnetism, and Waves" Pre-Med Requirement 4% Concentration and Other...