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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...
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...
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...
...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...
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...