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...prominent AIDS researchers from the Harvard AIDS Institute, Democratic candidate for governor of Massachusetts Mark Roosevelt '78, and New York hair stylist Oribe spoke at the event. They stressed the urgent need for a cure for the disease, which has infected 320,000 Americans...

Author: By Andrew L. Wright, | Title: 150 Turn Out for Gala To Benefit AIDS Cause | 4/25/1994 | See Source »

...Goldensons, who have a long history of supporting efforts to cure cerebral Palsy, said they hope "to marry the advances in neurobiology with the needs of cerebral palsy research...

Author: By Andrew L. Wright, | Title: Alumnus Promises Record Donation | 4/25/1994 | See Source »

...reported in the journal Cancer Research, are confirmed, they may mean that a variety of viruses of the same type as HIV, called retroviruses, could also cause cancer. Moreover, the results raise concerns about two major areas of research: the efforts to develop an AIDS vaccine and to cure other diseases through so-called gene therapy. Attempts to vaccinate people by using a weakened strain of HIV may turn out to be dangerous: the inoculation might offer protection against AIDS but cause a cancer. Doctors now experimenting with gene therapy use retroviruses as molecular taxis to transport bits of fresh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Combination Punch | 4/18/1994 | See Source »

...ticket to the boneyard. If Asian cultures no longer revere the tiger as a god, many still believe that the animal is the source of healing power. Shamans and practitioners of traditional medicine, especially the Chinese, value almost every part of the cat. They believe that tiger-bone potions cure rheumatism and enhance longevity. Whiskers are thought to contain potent poisons or provide strength; pills made from the eyes purportedly calm convulsions. Affluent Taiwanese with flagging libidos pay as much as $320 for a bowl of tiger-penis soup, thinking the soup will make them like tigers, which can copulate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ENVIRONMENT: Tigers on the Brink | 3/28/1994 | See Source »

...know where this assassin came from, but if he considers himself an advocate of social justice, he might want to consider that his form of 'cure' could be worse than the disease. Mexico has worked hard at attaining the stability necessary to attract and nurture foreign investment, perhaps, a harbinger of better living conditions for all Mexicans...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Colosio's Death Is a Senseless Loss | 3/25/1994 | See Source »

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