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Despite its negative results, Berry and Norton say the study holds a valuable lesson: that perhaps more important than the size of the dose is which chemo drug the doctor decides to use. Certain cancer cells will either respond to a drug or not - so boosting the dose, particularly of the wrong drug, is not likely to make any difference in these cases. Timing may also be key - spacing apart chemotherapy doses can increase the likelihood of catching tumor cells at their weakest. Taken together, lessons like these are making a difference where it counts most - in giving breast cancer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: High-Dose Chemo Doesn't Help Breast Cancer | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

Human nature, offered incentives, will turn practical opportunities into pragmatic solutions to climate change and will stimulate economic growth at the same time. In the last year over $100 billion in new investment in green technologies has been announced by banks, investors and private equity alone. Markets respond to policy changes more swiftly, more efficiently and with far greater resources than the public sector. Take the successful efforts to create a market to help mitigate acid rain. The SO2 market in Chicago, the precursor to the CO2 market, illustrates that business responds better than predicted in legislative committee rooms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nature's Remedy | 12/12/2007 | See Source »

...Walter Johnson. “We all agreed that finding someone who could teach in the area of Asian American studies should be a priority,” Johnson said. But the prospective candidate, Mae M. Ngai, accepted a position at Columbia University instead, he said. Ngai did not respond to requests for comment. “Ethnic studies has a bigger presence on the campus at Columbia—that may have influenced her decision,” Johnson added.Unless the University commits significant resources to developing Asian American studies, he said, it may be difficult for Harvard...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan and Maeve T. Wang, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Asian American Studies Still Waiting for an Entrance | 12/10/2007 | See Source »

...high point, both for Spillane and for the Crimson offense’s frustration, came in the final 10 minutes of the second period, after Vermont had already gone up 1-0 on a rebound goal by Brayden Irwin.Forced to play from behind, the Harvard offense attempted to respond, stepping up its pressure in the Catamounts zone. And Spillane, in turn, responded to the challenge, making save after save on Harvard’s shooters.“He definitely held them in the game,” Richter said of his counterpart’s performance...

Author: By Daniel J. Rubin-wills, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Missed Chances Spell Tie at UVM | 12/9/2007 | See Source »

...Democratic and Republican voters in Iowa and New Hampshire are much like their counterparts around the country - no more liberal or conservative than the national average. But they have responded to the presidential candidates in ways that differ dramatically from the results reflected in national polls. Those vibrant variations give us insight into how the electorate might respond when given more exposure to and information about the candidates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How American Voters Decide | 12/6/2007 | See Source »

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