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...that will pick up other cancers in their preliminary stages. Others are focusing on an even earlier stage, trying to lower the risk of developing cancer to begin with. Here the most exciting work centers on the cycooxygenase inhibitor called COX-2. This pain reliever was originally developed to clamp down on inflammation as aspirin does but without aspirin's tendency to eat through the lining of the stomach...
...Department faculty say that Garber has already started to clamp down on the administrative confusion that Phelan and Killip presided over. The Carpenter Center has already completed its list of guest lecturers for next year, the earliest it has done so in recent memory. And course information, though still late, now appears to be on track...
...Federal Reserve would have to clamp down on interest rates aggressively to stop this expansion, and that is very unlikely." --Economist Maria Ramirez, president of MFR Inc. (Wall Street Journal...
While it is admittedly difficult to combat the irritating sense of entitlement and selfish play of the young talent entering the league each year, Stern's efforts to clamp down on the drug problem have been less than adequate despite the recent surge in drug violations...
...have been a distraction to crew members that contributed to the accident. The three admirals who conducted the inquiry are now considering what kind of legal proceeding should be taken against the Greeneville's skipper, Cdr. Scott Waddle. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, meanwhile, is mulling whether he should clamp down on the services' allowing civilians to ride on their war machines. But the reception I've gotten in Nebraska explains why the Navy wants to continue the practice...