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...undercover Romeo," a drug informant who allegedly lured innocent women into dope deals, to an ogling visit to a topless coffee shop. Can't something be done, critics and concerned viewers cry, about such tasteless shows? Now a campaign against TV sleaze appears to be gathering steam. But the cure may be worse than the disease...
Finding a cure for the common cold has been an elusive goal for generations. The reason: there are more than 100 different types of rhinoviruses, the culprits responsible for about half of all colds. Now scientists may have the key to warding off the sniffles. Reporting in the journal Cell last week, two separate research teams announced the discovery of a cell molecule to which rhinoviruses attach themselves. When the cold viruses bind to the molecule, known as the ICAM-1 receptor, they infect the cell...
...decoy medicine. Sprayed into the nose, the drug could confuse invading rhinoviruses, luring them away from the real cell receptors in the body. Once bound to the synthetic, the viruses could be neutralized and thus prevented from causing colds. But that strategy, which might prevent but probably would not cure an active cold, has thus far worked only in the test tube. Relief is still years away...
...private, the knowledge gained can be profoundly troubling to the individuals involved. It is one thing to uncover a genetic enzyme deficiency that can be effectively treated through diet. But what about people who fear they have inherited a debilitating disease for which there is yet no treatment or cure? Some might want advance knowledge so they can prepare their families and put what is left of their lives in order. Others might prefer not knowing anything at all. "We may be able to see into the future," says Doreen Markel, a genetic counselor at the University of Michigan...
...direction of genetic uniformity. "The improvement and enhancement of genetics to some sort of optimum is not a function of medicine," observes the University of Minnesota's Caplan. "Very soon the medical fields are going to have to state clearly that their primary goal is the elimination and cure of disease and disability...