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Arsenic, the poison of choice in murder mysteries, may have a kinder, gentler role: treating cancer. A pilot study shows that when arsenic is given in low doses to patients with a rare form of leukemia known as APL, nearly all go into remission. The treatment has fewer side effects than conventional chemotherapy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Health: Nov. 16, 1998 | 11/16/1998 | See Source »

Whitaker, a former associate editor of The Crimson, has been the magazine's managing editor since 1996. He assumes the position of editor following the death of long-time editor Maynard Parker. Parker died last month from pneumonia complications, following a battle with leukemia...

Author: By Jordana R. Lewis, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Alum Named New Newsweek Editor | 11/13/1998 | See Source »

Tired of the Harvard drama scene? Tonight's a chance to get out of the campus atmosphere and check out the opening night of a "poignant tragicomedy" at the Peabody House Theatre Co-op. The play is Marvin's Room, about a woman suffering from leukemia and dealing with her dysfunctional family. 8 p.m., 277 Broadway, Somerville, 625-1300. Tickets $14, $10 for students...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LISTINGS | 11/12/1998 | See Source »

...Leukemia and other cancer patients who need bone-marrow transplants may now have a larger pool of potential donors. Israeli and Italian doctors say they have vastly improved the odds of a successful transplant between family members whose tissue types don't match perfectly. It's done by transplanting large numbers of stem cells--the bone-marrow cells that make blood. In Japan, doctors report that sophisticated DNA analysis is enabling them to better match donors and recipients who are not related...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Your Health: Nov. 2, 1998 | 11/2/1998 | See Source »

DIED. MAYNARD PARKER, 58, editor of Newsweek; of pneumonia that he contracted after treatment for leukemia; in New York City. A distinguished foreign correspondent and hard-driving journalist, he spent 31 years at Newsweek, the last seven as its top editor (see Eulogy, below...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Oct. 26, 1998 | 10/26/1998 | See Source »

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