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...Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Real World, “Bush Delivers State of the Union Address,” Jan. 29). This five-year plan will seek to work with both private and public organizations in Africa and the Caribbean to educate, prevent and treat the AIDS virus. I applaud the president for this strong commitment to fighting AIDS overseas...
...balm, we tend to lick the lips a lot more. It's the saliva that causes the drying." So steer clear of flavored and scented lip products, which encourage lip licking. In extreme cases, chapping leaves lips vulnerable to cold sores, which are caused by the herpes virus and triggered by stress, colds or flu. Treat those separately; lysine supplements or a cream with docosanol may give some relief...
Still playing hockey? Or yakking from the Norwalk virus after going on a spring- break cruise because the season ended earlier than it was supposed...
...that’s going to come down to whether or not Harvard can play consistently in the second half, when the wear-and-tear of a hockey season sets in, when the weather in Boston makes you feel like you have the Norwalk virus even when you don’t and when opponents start getting a little hungrier...
...just that. They say that a protective nasal spray like the one described above could be a few years away. Coley Pharmaceutical Group, a U.S. firm working with both military agencies, says preclinical data show that its CpG drug protects mice against anthrax, certain strains of smallpox, the Ebola virus and other potential bioterror agents. Normally the body's immune cells detect pathogens, triggering protective measures after an infection takes hold. CpG mimics immune cells, causing the body to think it is infected before it actually is. The body's immune system is then at full strength when an infection...