Word: cure
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Research on aids is like a relentless pendulum that swings between great expectations and great disappointment. Every time there's a hint of a breakthrough in the so far futile quest for a cure, the press blares it to the world, raising the hopes of AIDS sufferers. Almost every time, however, the initial excitement gives way to doubts, criticism, caveats and, eventually, renewed despair. And when rival scientists, competing to boost their reputations, as well as help humanity, disagree about the validity of a "breakthrough," no one knows whom or what to believe...
...which kills more women each year. One justification is that while the causes of lung cancer (chiefly smoking) are well understood, the causes of breast cancer (diet, genetic makeup or exposure to pollutants?) are still mysterious. Even so, no one can guarantee that more money will bring a quicker cure. "People say that the money will save lives, but that's not necessarily true," says Ann Flood, a sociologist at Dartmouth Medical School. "It's not like we are close to brand-new information that would benefit from such funds...
...Clinton needs to hustle if he's going to head off this growing movement toward isolation. The best cure would be to make one of the ongoing operations a success...
...team these days, and it becomes even clearer what a boondoggle these deals really are. In Boston's mayoral primary, the candidates vied to see which one could compose the most enthusiastic paean to the proposed megaplex which would not only keep the Patriots in New England, but also cure all the city's economic woes. Constructing the megaplex (which, in fairness, would be more than just a stadium for the Pats), would run up a tab in the hundreds of millions of dollars. For the honor of attaching the city's name to football's losingest team, Hartford...
Discontinue these efforts to highlight the current debt crisis which President Clinton's 1993 budget reduction plan will miraculously cure within half a decade, advises the Globe columnist. Reading further, one almost cannot help but grow nostalgic for Clinton's already failed economic stimulus package. Kuttner bemoans the "mere" 2.3 percent and 2.7 percent projected annual growth rates for 1993 and 1994, respectively...