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...Young University-Idaho; Mary Sue Coleman, president of the University of Michigan; Steven Knapp , provost of Johns Hopkins University; David W. Oxtoby '72, president of Pomona College; Anne-Marie Slaughter, dean of Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs; and Harold E. Varmus, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center president and 1989 Nobel laureate in medicine...
...treatment went further: doctors removed her uterus to prevent potential discomfort from menstrual cramps or pregnancy in the event of rape; and also her breast tissue, because of a family history of cancer and fibrocystic disease. Not having breasts would also make the harness straps that hold her upright more comfortable. "Ashley has no need for developed breasts since she will not breast feed," her parents argue, "and their presence would only be a source of discomfort...
...young has been treated with estrogen." There were very few reports of thrombosis among the teenage patients, he says, "So I suspect the risk is fairly low. After treatment is finished, I don't see any long-term risk, and we've eliminated the risk of uterine and breast cancer...
...dangerous drug. It’s a depressant; it’s carcinogenic; it leads to reckless and potentially deadly behavior; it causes brain and liver damage. Marijuana, on the other hand, is relatively harmless. As studies have shown, there is no conclusive evidence that it causes cancer or a significant decline in cognitive functioning. Nor does it necessarily lead to dangerous behavior. Media claims that adolescent marijuana use leads to schizophrenia are hyperbolic at best. The worst thing getting high will do to you is make you spend a whole day on the couch eating Doritos...
...research and test a major new drug before it's presented to the FDA for approval. Only about one of every 10,000 chemical compounds that are first tested end up as medicine cleared by the feds. Converting basic scientific research into effective medicines to treat complex diseases like cancer has also become more difficult the past several years with more expensive and longer drug trials, as well as higher failure rates. There's also a shortage in this country of what are called "translational researchers"-people with both medical and scientific degrees who have the expertise to convert scientific...