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Gwaltney's favorite combo is a curious mix of high-and low-tech treatments: a quick squirt into the nose of the biotech drug interferon, followed by two over-the-counter pills--an anti-inflammatory like ibuprofen (such as Advil or Motrin) and a so-called first-generation antihistamine like chlorpheniramine (such as Chlor-Trimeton). The interferon primes the immune system to unleash its antiviral defenses while the ibuprofen and the chlorpheniramine keep the inflammatory processes under control...
Doing so hasn't always been easy. As a relative small fry in the U.S. market, Gigante doesn't have the advantages that size confers on some competitors. The company employs three full-time product buyers who scour farmers' markets and Mexican grocery stores for the optimum mix of U.S. and Mexican brands. Yet like most small grocery chains, Gigante initially stocked the shelves of its U.S. stores with goods supplied by a wholesaling company that dealt with food manufacturers. Since then, growth has allowed for bigger orders at lower prices negotiated directly with manufacturers. (One hiccup along...
...modern mix of string instruments and synthesizers, played with intelligence and skill by local Cambridge music group The Empty House Cooperative, conveys a stirring and bleak picture of this musical mini-epic. Repeated cycles of slow, minimal phrases contrasted with sharp, often jilting rhythms give a sense of the shock and unrelenting memories that accompany war veterans...
ATHENA member Alessandro Variola, a scientist from the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), says that such borrowing of techniques from other scientists is a natural and necessary component of scientific progress. “You can mix a huge amount of…different experiences, different techniques. You must be careful to choose the techniques that allow you the best [results],” he says. “And surely, some of the techniques of Dr. Gabrielse were useful...
Dream Team Lula hopes his diverse cabinet will get the right mix of policies...