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...work at both the beginning and the end of the HIV life cycle; the most recently approved class in 2003, called fusion inhibitors, start early, working to block HIV's attempt to bind and infect healthy cells to begin with. Next come the two oldest classes of drugs, which prevent the virus from transforming its genetic material from RNA to DNA. And finally, jumping to the very end of HIV's mission, the protease inhibitor drugs keep the virus from making its final protein coat, which it needs to re-emerge from the infected cell in order to start infecting...
Neither side of the abortion debate deals with grief. The anti-choice faction, including CPCs, hopes to fill women with guilt to prevent them from making a truly informed decision, and the pro-choice camp often fails to provide healing for those who grieve following their procedures. Neither position recognizes that when grief is allowed healthy expression, most women will begin to understand their sorrow, integrate it into their lives and eventually feel better. Grief is a noble human emotion that enables us to cope with the anguish of loss that accompanies life's most difficult decisions...
...material is a far cry from what the masterful guitarist and lyricist is capable of, instead taking on the cotton candy feel of simple, light, lovey songs that fail to impress. Oddly enough, the newly-wedded couple rarely sings together on the album, but that doesn’t prevent their mushy sentiments from bastardizing what could have been a solid record. “Back Numbers” lacks the touch that Wareham is best known for: his voluminous, often dark musical arrangements. Instead, the duo opts for a lyrical world “where the clouds are made...
...Patrick ’78 announced last night that his proposed 2008 fiscal budget will provide the option of free human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations for girls aged 9 to 18, as part of a $72 million increase in state public health funding. The vaccine, known as Gardasil, helps to prevent the spread of the HPV virus, which infects about 6.2 million people in the U.S. each year. The virus is transmitted through genital contact and can lead to cervical cancer and genital warts, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Although the proposed vaccination program does not apply...
...being abundantly cautious to make sure this is being handled right,” said Michael A. Armini, the Law School director of communications. “It was one of those things where the best thing to do was to continue to test.” To prevent groundwater vapors from affecting air quality, venting systems have also been installed as a precautionary measure. The Law School has been working with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. Armini added that the groundwater has nothing to do with drinking water. The dry-cleaning solvent, which was mainly concentrated near Story...