Word: patiently
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...some of the most promising results to date in the use of this new category called immunotherapy. In an unusual "special report," published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Steven Rosenberg and his NCI colleagues described a complex technique that enables doctors to turn some of a patient's own white blood cells into "killer cells" that attack tumors...
...basis of the hard medical evidence that exists, people can make choices in their lives which will affect their personal risk of contraction or transmission of HTLV-III. Getting sneezed on by an AIDS patient, for instance, will not make you a carrier of HTLV-III under normal circumstances, and if you suspect you are a carrier of HTLV-III, sneezing on someone will not infect him or her; some forms of sexual contact involving the exchange of body fluids between persons pose a higher risk, and persons considering such contact should speak with an informed source, such as CONTACT...
...procedure involves injecting radioactive material into the brain of the suspected Alzheimer's victim and then taking photo-like images which record the pattern of blood flow in the patient's brain...
...while these results are striking, Alderman points out, they are by no means new to the medical community. Earlier research had shown that niacin could produce a marked reduction in incidence of heart attack, and an increase in survival up to 15 years after the patient had stopped taking the drug. However, use of niacin in previous studies had always been hampered by severe side effects, including headaches, flushing, itchiness, rashes, and diarrhea...
...stress tests, and slowing the progress of coronary pathology. While emphasizing that the results of the preliminary investigation must be confirmed by further research, Alderman made clear the potential advantages of niacin: "The most popular drug in use today produces side-effects in over 60 percent of the patients who use it, and costs over $100 a month. Niacin, on the other hand, achieves an improvement in cholesterol levels with far fewer side effects for only $5 a month per patient...