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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...over the immediate future of air travel. Airbus foresees a market for a superjumbo successor to the 747 that can haul anywhere from 555 to nearly 1,000 passengers. (The largest 747 carries as many as 568 people.) Working with some 20 airlines, Airbus is spending $9 billion to develop a plane it calls the A3XX and promises to roll out the monster by 2004. Boeing says its own "medium-large" 767s and 777s can easily connect cities such as Cincinnati, Ohio, and Frankfurt, Germany, eliminating the need for superjumbo jets to gather passengers from around the country...
Just in time too. The recall two weeks ago of Duract, a potent painkiller that also killed a number of patients by causing liver failure, shows just how hard it is to develop an analgesic that's both effective and safe. But the demand for new pain medications is growing. Baby boomers are just starting to hit their arthritis-prone 50s. While the disorder currently afflicts 40 million Americans, the number could reach 60 million in the next two decades...
...didn't know until the early 1990s, however, was that cyclooxygenase comes in at least two versions: COX-1, ultimately responsible for protecting the stomach and making platelets sticky; and COX-2, which triggers pain and inflammation. The obvious goal, at least as far as pain relief is concerned: develop a drug that blocks...
Whatever you do, don't ignore the acid rising from your stomach. Over-the-counter remedies are fine for occasional upsets. But if you develop heartburn on a regular basis, say twice a week, or if it's keeping you from sleeping at night, then get yourself to a doctor. The problem could be much worse than you realize...
...same zinc lozenges (zinc gluconate glycine) that in adults reduce the duration and severity of a cold do nothing for kids. Youngsters don't take to zinc either: most complain about the taste; some develop diarrhea. Scientists can't explain why zinc doesn't work for kids-or why it does for adults...