Word: johnson
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...supposed to be a track triumph, but it ended up a tacky travesty. To prove who was the fastest, after months of sniping, DONOVAN BAILEY, who won the 100-m Olympic gold medal, raced on a 150-m track against MICHAEL JOHNSON, who won the 200-m and 400-m gold medals. Bailey won after Johnson gave up halfway with an injury. But the battle didn't stop there. "He didn't pull up," said Bailey afterward. "He's a coward." Johnson's manager then accused Bailey's team of trying to injure his prize runner. Bailey apologized...
...took 38 months from the time we first decided to commence development to the time Viracept was approved, and that's strikingly short," says Johnson. Drug development took "basically three years, as opposed to an average in the industry that's closer to eight years or more...
...from sales of Viracept, which, as one of only four protease inhibitors currently revolutionizing AIDS treatments, is sure to sell well. Viracept could earn $500 million in its first year in the marketplace alone. "We've essentially been losing money for a dozen years at high rates every year," Johnson says, "and Viracept is the product that will be responsible for the turnaround...
Though he may make a fortune earlier than originally expected, thanks to the FDA's fast action, Johnson maintains that new drugs emerging from the biotech industry should be regulated. "I think the only legitimate discussion with regard to regulatory process is whether there is a correct and socially acceptable balance between the urgency of bringing forward a product that can help with life-threatening diseases, vs. protecting public safety," he says. "Striking that balance is a matter of public policy, and it's not a simple debate...
...will have as mayor its first black or its first woman. The wonder is that just a month ago, neither seemed possible. MAYOR KANE DITTO was the easy favorite to win a third term, but in a six-way race, the white two-term incumbent was trounced by HARVEY JOHNSON, a 50-year-old black urban planner. Johnson must now defeat G.O.P. primary winner CHARLOTTE REEVES. (A third and distant candidate is independent Ivory Phillips, a black woman.) The other wonder of this election is that though Jackson has a black majority, race has not been a dominant factor. Reeves...