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...most baffling. Man's counterattack against it has produced victories of a sort: 40 years ago, less than one-fifth of all known victims survived five years after diagnosis; now one-third live at least that long. Yet a basic understanding of cancer's causes and cure is still elusive-and the casualty list is growing. This year the death count will amount to 339,000 in the U.S. In 1972, according to the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society, the figure will rise...
...indeed there is at least one: he develops a heart-murmur while away from his mother at scout camp. The sudden illness separates him from an ardently admiring young friend and sends him home to be nursed by Mama. The doctor's prescription, conveniently enough, is a rest-cure at Bourbon Les Bains, a typically French resort for the well-to-do where the guests nurse their hypochondria with daily doses of mineral water and gossip. At the baths, Mother's attempts at strict motherliness break down under close quarters, and Laurent asserts his maturity by taking on the role...
...Under his direction, the Foundation, allied with Roxbury's Joint Center for Inner City Change, became a vital force in Boston's black community. It attracted a number of talented and educated young blacks to its staff, and offered an array of educational and cultural programs highlighted by CURE, Inc., a clearinghouse for junkies who want to kick...
Whenever The Dice Man lapses into missionary zealotry, prepare for rampant naiveté. Anarchy is not the joyous freedom that Rhinehart takes it to be, nor does the cure for civilization's discontents lie in an idolatry. However, the book could be a boon to games-minded hostesses. During a lull at the next party, try serving dice in the martinis...
Many scientists have boldly stated that they will some day be able to cure hereditary diseases by changing the genetic mechanism of human cells. The day of such genetic engineering may now be a little closer. In a report to Nature on work that the journal hailed as "little short of revolutionary," three American scientists claimed the first successful transplant of bacterial genes into living human tissue...