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...more they are uncovering the secrets of Parkinson's--and the more they are becoming convinced that next-generation drugs may at last be able to beat back the disease. What's more, the benefits may not be limited to Parkinson's but may also be used to treat Huntington's, Lou Gehrig's and even Alzheimer's disease--all of which have similar neurodegenerative roots and may respond to similar drugs. Says neurobiologist Michael Zigmond of the University of Pittsburgh: "A breakthrough in any of these diseases could have an impact on the others...
Even when they have the drugs in hand, doctors have to guess which ones might work for a given patient. To treat high blood pressure, for example, physicians must choose from six different classes of medications--and it's the rare patient who hasn't had to work his or her way through several of them before finding a medicine that works...
...genomic medicine, this halting, inefficient approach should give way to something much more rational and systematic. Doctors will treat diseases like cancer and diabetes before the symptoms even begin, using medications that boost or counteract the effects of individual proteins with exquisite precision, attacking sick cells while leaving healthy cells alone, and they will know right from the start how to select the best medicine to suit each patient...
...President stays up late into the night urging a peace settlement on Arafat, Hillary's concerns are more domestic. Friends have long been relied on to contribute to the Clintons' campaigns, their legal-defense funds and their library. The New York Times got wind of friends' wanting "to treat her like a bride" to help launch her First-Lady afterlife. Earlier, cooler heads had prevailed to nix an actual shower. Now, friends say, there's something of a silent shower taking place, whereby those who want to help out can learn what china (Spode) and soup ladle to buy, preferably...
...will have to show that they meet certain standards for the assessment and treatment of pain in all their patients. Failure to meet the standards, which were jointly developed with the University of Wisconsin Medical School in Madison, could lead to a financially devastating loss of the right to treat Medicare and Medicaid patients...