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STEM CELLS With their uncanny ability to morph into any type of cell--from skin to bone and everything in between--stem cells cast a mighty spell on medical researchers who dream of using them to treat a whole range of intractable diseases. But because of religious opposition and fears that embryos--the best source of stem cells--could become a kind of cash crop, U.S. scientists have been largely shut out of this promising field. New nih guidelines, however, have reversed the earlier ban and now allow federally funded researchers to use embryonic stem cells as long as they...
...Minister Ali Khalif Galaydh, handing over a card identifying him as the chairman of a telephone company based in Dubai. "We have no furniture, no stationery, no buildings. We have nothing." Parliament met for the first time in a blue-and-orange-tiled hall at the Laf-Weyn (Big Bone) Hotel, a few minutes' drive away. The 245 M.P.s shuffled in, got as comfortable as they could in the white plastic chairs and began discussing the appointment of ministers. A problem arose. Ministers had been sworn in before the parliament had approved them. The process would have to begin again...
...BONE UP Learn what pain killers can and can't do. Lots of folks fear they will get "hooked" on strong medications. In fact, though most patients build a tolerance to pain drugs, they don't become addicted. Others rely solely on pills and ignore lifestyle changes--like losing weight--that can alleviate pain in the joints and back...
...corticosteroids is one of the most common treatments for chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Now doctors report that while the steroids may improve symptoms like shortness of breath and even reduce doctor visits, they fail to slow the progression of these smoking-induced diseases. And there are side effects, like bone loss. Don't toss the inhalers; talk to your doctor...
...reaching; if the buyout succeeds, it will benefit United as well. American has agreed to buy a 20 percent share in USAirways - a move designed to quell Justice Department fears that the United-USAirways deal is monopolistic. Some experts are unimpressed by this move. "United is throwing Justice a bone," says Richard Gritta, professor of finance at the University of Portland's R. B. Pamplin School of Business. That bone - and an incoming business-friendly administration - could be enough; analysts predict relatively laissez-faire antitrust efforts at Justice...