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Called the Connectivity Map, the development has already yielded insights into potential treatments for cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, the team reported in the Sept. 28 immediate early edition of Cancer Cell and the Sept. 29 issue of Science magazine...
DIED. Edward Albert, 55, actor best known for his sensitive, moving portrayal of a young blind man struggling to break free of his protective mother in the 1972 film Butterflies Are Free; of lung cancer; in Los Angeles. Like his father, actor Eddie Albert, the younger Albert--who appeared in more than 100 films (Guarding Tess, Midway) and TV shows (Falcon Crest)--spent much of his time working to preserve the environment and Native American culture, serving on numerous boards, including the California Coastal Commission...
...leave the house. I've found my dream job," she says. She envisions XanGo paying for her son's education, homes in Manhattan and Paris and "the freedom to pursue my artistic side." As for XanGo's health benefits, Blain is a believer. "My friend's father had pancreatic cancer," she says. "After XanGo, he had much more energy...
...case of XanGo, "no published clinical trials [show] evidence that either the fruit or its juice is an effective treatment for arthritis, cancer or any other disorder in humans," writes Dr. Brent Bauer, the Mayo Clinic's alternative-medicine specialist. Mangosteens contain antioxidants called xanthones that have been shown to stop certain bacteria and fungi in lab tests. Yet independent-distributor sites claim the juice helps everything from Alzheimer's disease to kidney stones. XanGo's Morton concedes that wild claims are being made. "With 600,000 distributors, some stuff gets past our compliance [measures]," he says. "Overpromising and underdelivering...
Sure. But promising a nice paint job isn't the same as claiming to cure cancer. In 1997, Utah-based Nu Skin paid $1.5 million to the Federal Trade Commission, which monitors advertising claims, for five products it said could reduce fat and build muscle. Before that, the company was accused of making unsubstantiated claims about a baldness treatment and a wrinkle lotion. Packaging for many Nu Skin products (and those from sister company Pharmanex) now carries an array of disclaimer asterisks...