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That trial, being conducted by GTI-Novartis in Gaithersburg, Md., uses an ingenious technique to attack brain tumors. After re-engineering a retrovirus--an RNA virus that invades only cells that are in the process of dividing--the doctors outfitted it with a gene from the herpes virus and injected it into the brain. Because virtually the only cells that divide in the brain are tumor cells, the retroviruses infected them alone, inserting the herpes gene into their nuclei. As this gene expressed itself, it made the tumor cells sensitive to the herpes drug ganciclovir. When the drug was then...
...event, you shouldn't treat yourself without doing your homework. Start by reading Winter Blues by Dr. Norman Rosenthal (Guilford Press), and then choose a reputable manufacturer, like the SunBox Co. of Gaithersburg, Md. www.sunboxco.com) or Enviro-Med of Vancouver, Wash. www.teleport.com/~biolight/) Whatever product you use should emit only visible light, because ultraviolet light damages the eyes. If you are photosensitive, you may develop a rash if you're taking certain medications, including sulfa drugs. Otherwise, the main drawback is having to sit in front of the light for 30 minutes to 60 minutes first thing in the morning...
DIED. FRANK ROWLETT, 90, nimble-minded cryptographer who cracked a Japanese diplomatic code used to encrypt dispatches between Tokyo and Japan's ambassador in Berlin during World War II; in Gaithersburg, Md. One of the messages Rowlett and his team deciphered detailed German defenses against the anticipated Allied invasion of Berlin...
...school had been invaded, and officials were banning brushes and putting coats in plastic bags to seal off the points of attack. Five nurses worked all morning on the heads of 600 children at the Rachel Carson Elementary School in Gaithersburg, Md., spending five to seven minutes per scalp, looking for signs of infestation. In the end, 12% of the students and 10% of the staff were sent home. It was the worst invasion of head lice in a long time. "In other years we have two, sometimes four cases of lice," says Laura Hart Silkwood, the principal. "This...
...just in Gaithersburg. Pediculus humanus capitis, the human head louse, is back in alarming numbers in school systems from New York to California. The epidemic had nearly been stemmed decades ago by a generation of chemical shampoos and rinses, but now the insect appears to be backed by a force more powerful than any shampoo: evolution...