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...drawn into himself like a turtle. His face was a mask, gray and yellow. His glaring eyes were bloodshot, with large dark pouches from lack of sleep. His left hand, holding his glasses, kept trembling and banging against a table. He pressed his left thigh against the table to suppress the twitching...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: V-E Day: There Was Such a Feeling of Joy | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

Hijackings occur because political solutions have failed. Nations that suppress minorities are shifting their responsibilities to countries like the U.S. that use more civilized systems for redressing the problems of their citizens. People's grievances must be addressed. Ottis J. Knippers Jr. Lawrenceburg, Tenn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 22, 1985 | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

...naturally by white blood cells. But such efforts, like those aimed at arresting the virus, have failed to influence the course of the disease. The answer, says Dr. Anthony Fauci, an immunologist at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, "may lie in a two-pronged approach to suppress the replication of the virus at the same time that we are enhancing the immune response." This strategy, Fauci and other researchers think, will probably involve the use of several drugs in combination...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: AIDS: A Spreading Scourge | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

...Edward Markey, D-Mass., a member of the House’s Energy and Commerce Committee, echoed Kerry’s criticism in a statement, expressing “outrage that the Environmental Protection Agency would suppress this report...

Author: By Piotr C. Brzezinski, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Study Left Out of EPA Report | 3/25/2005 | See Source »

...viruses," notes Russell. "The name of the game is to dodge the immune defenses for a few hours and give the viruses enough time before the immune system gets in and stops them." His group is perfecting two approaches: 1) temporarily distracting the immune system with drugs that suppress it and 2) cloaking the virus in a protective protein coat that renders it invisible to immune cells...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Bad Bugs Go Good | 3/20/2005 | See Source »

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