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...beginning of the disease process. Now in the last stage of being tested in patients, the compound, in combination with other anti-HIV drugs, could become a significant roadblock in preventing HIV infections from mushrooming into full-blown cases of AIDS. ?INSOMNIA Getting a good night's sleep is an ordeal for 70 million Americans. Medications like Ambien can help, but because they target neurons in the brain that control both wakefulness and muscle relaxation, sometimes they work too well, leaving you groggy the next morning. Neurocrine's Indiplon avoids that aftereffect by selectively targeting just the nerve receptors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: The New Cancer Fighter (And Other Hot Drugs On The Way) | 3/14/2006 | See Source »

...arises from social context. “Spouses are the first—and evidence suggests the most important—instance of medical care,” Elwert said. “They tend to be the primary caregivers for each other, and watch that their partners eat, sleep, and remember to take their medication.” Black widows and widowers are more likely to have a support network available, and may therefore be less affected by a spouse’s death, Elwert said. Twenty percent of elderly single whites live with family members, compared...

Author: By Melissa Quino mccreery, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Widow Deaths Vary by Race | 3/10/2006 | See Source »

...mature than the rest of us, he never lets us get away with laughing and pointing at the kid who slips and drops his tray in the dining hall. He is a constant reminder that we are all on the road to perdition. If you want to be able sleep at night with a clear conscious, try to avoid roommates like him. My last roommate is the “messy kid.” While I’ll admit that we all contribute to the swamp that we call our room, this guy is definitely the primary reason...

Author: By Eric A. Kester, | Title: Blocking with Blockheads | 3/9/2006 | See Source »

...fall in love with her so that they will move out of their parents’ pads. Tripp and his buddies have it great: they don’t have to do laundry, clean up after themselves, or go grocery shopping. The only catch is that their parents sleep in the next room. One might expect this wholly contrived premise of manipulation and sugary-sweet trickery to exhaust itself, as romantic comedies often do, but surprisingly it holds up. Screenwriters Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember, whose previous credits include a plethora of sitcoms and the upcoming film adaptation...

Author: By Christopher C. Baker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Review: Failure to Launch | 3/9/2006 | See Source »

...time at Harvard. Nobody here is masquerading as Vince Young, though—they know they’re here for something more than just sports. Most of the student-athletes here could surely score better than a ‘16’ on a Wonderlic in their sleep (Sample question: Paper sells for 21 cents per pad. What will four pads cost?). But just because that’s the case doesn’t mean we should expect undue praise. Our standards are higher, sure. But student-athletes who want to come here know that, and they...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: THE MALCOM X-FACTOR: Athletes In Class Of Their Own | 3/9/2006 | See Source »

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