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...Currently we have no proven treatment. I really don't know, but I think that in the next few years we could begin to have reasonable palliative treatments, meaning medicines that improve the symptoms of the patients and make them function better. But there's no good reason to believe that treating the symptoms will prevent progression of the disease. If people are in pain from cancer, they're clearly better off if you treat the pain. But they still have the cancer...
...outfits and the Duchesses' colorful dresses served a dual purpose. Jane Yeh's costumes added an attractive touch to the actors' appearances and also reflected the emotional status of the characters. Bosola's garments, in particular, epitomized Yeh's skill--each of the outfits fit a certain mood and function: deceiver, spy and murderer...
...just for freshmen, but for everyone, the disciplinary and administrative system will become more open," Moses adds. "This is not just a function of [President-designate] Neil Rudenstine coming, but it enhances what would have happened anyway...
...scientists, AXAF will offer two advances over current x-ray telescopes. According to Harvey Tananbaum, associate director at CFA, the new telescope "will be able to take sharper pictures, detecting fainter, more distant sources." Also, AXAF will remain in orbit for 15 years, in contrast to current telescopes, which function for only a year...
...news release, Tananbaum said, "The main function of the science center will be to provide a bridge between the international scientific community and the orbiting x-ray telescope...