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...Bristol-Myers Squibb Corporation will provide a $23.5 million grant to the Harvard School of Public Health, the school announced in a statement yesterday...
...Bristol-Myers Squibb, already a leader in cardiovascular therapies, is "looking for improved understanding of causes, prevention and treatment of the artery blockage which causes heart disease and strokes," said Jonathan Weisberg, a spokesperson for the corporation...
Susan Webb's new book, Step Forward, (MasterMedia; $9.95) will not hit the stores for another week or so, but already her publisher is fielding a dozen requests a day for bulk orders. Among the eager buyers: Heublein, Bristol- Myers and Avon. The first book about sexual harassment published since the Thomas hearings, Webb's book is refreshingly free of ideology and reproach. A longtime human-relations expert and specialist on this subject, Webb wrote Step Forward at breakneck speed, sending in a chapter...
Though AIDS activists were delighted with the decision, there are several concerns. About 23,000 people have been receiving the pills for free, as a humane gesture. Now they are expected to pay $2,000 a year for the treatment. Bristol-Myers says, however, that it will continue to offer free pills to those who cannot afford the drug or obtain insurance coverage. Another worry is side effects, including inflammation of the pancreas, numbness in the hands and feet, and diarrhea. Most important, DDI has yet to pass the rigorous testing usually required by the FDA. "We are giving...
Developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb, DDI resembles AZT in that it interferes with replication of the AIDS virus. Whether it will extend the life of patients remains unknown, but it has been shown to boost levels of disease- fighting T cells. Last week's approval, granted with unusual speed, will enable doctors to prescribe the drug to those who cannot tolerate AZT -- about half of AIDS patients...