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CANCER BUSTER Just last year the breakthrough drug Gleevec looked so promising for treating a rare form of cancer called chronic myeloid leukemia that it received FDA approval in a record 2 1/2 months. Now it seems Gleevec may be even more effective than first thought. A study shows that after two years on the drug, 95% of patients are still alive, with 40% in complete remission. Treatment isn't cheap (cost: $2,400 a month), and the pills may have to be taken for life. But we haven't heard the last of Gleevec. It's being tested...
...they divide the Caspian's wild sturgeon with Iran are Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. "In a region where fish stocks were once a carefully guarded state secret, and where there is still no comprehensive political agreement over how to share the Caspian Sea and its resources, this breakthrough on sturgeon management marks a dramatic step toward transparency and cooperation," says Jim Armstrong, deputy secretary-general of CITES. Under the unified system, the region's governments can demonstrate that "sturgeon numbers are indeed stable or, in some cases, increasing," says Willem Wijnstekers, the agency's chief. And, he adds...
...more than a mere scientific breakthrough. The news, which broke first in the Wall Street Journal, caught the eye of entrepreneurs. Each year millions of pets die in the U.S., leaving behind plenty of well-heeled owners who would be willing to pay top dollar to replace their beloved companion. Genetic Savings & Clone already offers to freeze pet DNA for future cloning, charging a one-time fee of $895 plus $100 a year for storage...
...platform leather boots, pancake makeup and pyrotechnic stage shows, Oyamada would go on to vent his wild side through his uninhibited, almost childlike sonic stylings. This obsessive fascination with music as an aural portal to his (and our) more Dionysian alter egos made his 1998 album Fantasma an international breakthrough. The charged orgy of crunchy metal riffs, mutated Disney-like anthems and psychedelic vocals propelled the album to the top of America's college charts and prompted an 80-city tour of the U.S. and Europe as well as appearances at England's Reading and Glastonbury festivals. Now, with...
...LANKA Real Deal Norwegian mediators scored a major breakthrough when the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels agreed to a permanent cease-fire after two decades of civil war. The memorandum of understanding not only halts offensive action but also includes detailed provisions for the treatment of civilians. News of the agreement came only hours after a major sea battle off the northeast coast in which a naval officer was killed and several injured...