Word: combat
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fighting to an end last August--at the cost, his enemies in the administration say, of sanctioning Chechnya's eventual secession. Kulikov, the man who led the charge to force Lebed out, has been a vocal opponent of the peace agreement, and is widely suspected of wanting to resume combat in Chechnya. The Interior Minister last week went so far as to hint broadly that Lebed had links with Chechen organized crime. Even some Kremlin sources who view Lebed's departure with satisfaction are worried about Chechnya. "I don't know if Kulikov has the brains to avoid a renewal...
This week, at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology in Orlando, Florida, scientists will announce not one but three experimental treatments for rheumatoid arthritis. Each is thoroughly modern, using genetically engineered proteins or custom-designed antibodies to combat the disease at its source, blocking the wayward steps leading to the body's self-destruction before further damage occurs...
Harvard students have long complained about the College's poor advisory system, but an initiative by the Freshman Dean's Office (FDO) and departmental head tutors may help combat this sentiment...
...Satcher said his institution strongly supports the battle against AIDS. The CDC will continue to "develop and support programs that fight AIDS at the community level," he said, calling on the conference's participants to think of new, better ways to combat the disease together...
...task force on HIV policies, worked with UHS in an effort to get anonymous testing offered. For this we applaud them sincerely. Since AIDS is still a fatal disease that cannot be cured once the HIV virus is contracted, we want to see everything possible done to help combat its proliferation. Anonymous testing is a very important part of this process because it allows people who want to get tested--but are afraid of who will find out--to do so. Knowing is more than half the battle. Too often, contracting HIV is the result of unsafe and irresponsible behavior...