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RAPTIVA For people who suffer from psoriasis, there may be relief--and convenience--in this new drug awaiting FDA approval. With a weekly injection, Genentech's Raptiva prevents certain immune cells from migrating to the skin's surface, where they trigger abnormal growth and create the disease's hallmark lesions...
...things be so good--and bad--simultaneously? Daniel Mitchell, a UCLA professor of management and public policy, says this sort of clashing data is a hallmark of an economy at a turning point. The lag in job growth only exacerbates the problem. "It takes a while for employers to conclude that [the good news] is real," he says. "They don't want to be caught hiring people and have to lay them off again." The market, however, is a leading indicator. It's betting on recovery...
...thanks to a study published in the current issue of the journal Neurology. A detailed analysis of 23 cases conducted by researchers at the Cleveland Clinic found symptoms that they weren't expecting and didn't find some that they were. The skin rash thought to be the hallmark of the virus showed up in only about 25% of cases. On the other hand, nearly half the patients studied experienced significant muscle weakness or partial paralysis. In fact, paralysis--up to and including generalized quadriplegia--was so common that doctors are starting to compare West Nile to the last major...
...hallmark of both existing communities is the degree to which residents look after one another. "If anyone is sick, someone will bring soup or provide a ride to the doctor or hospital," says Robinson, a retired elementary school principal. When North recently had cataract surgery, at least six neighbors called to see how they could help. At the Fort Myers-area village, 90 miles away, native Chicagoans Jill Schwartz, 61, and her partner of 29 years Annie O'Dowd, 74, were drawn by the promise of a good support system as much as the sunshine. "We were never activists," says...
...supportive cheers of 800 friends, family and police around the area, the new officers from 11 area police forces received their graduation certificates and their badges—the official hallmark of a police officer...