AZT May Fail to Slow AIDS Progression Says Study
A study of over 1600 HIV patients, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, reports AZT or zidovudine before AIDS onset does not significantly extend AIDS-free years or survival. Researchers from San Francisco General Hospital and the ACTG note no clear drug benefit when white blood cell counts remain high, though another study hints at early AZT symptom improvement.
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New England Journal of Medicine
San Francisco General Hospital
Aids Clinical Trials
Paul Volberding
Coleagues
Avalanche claims climbers on K2 kill five including Everest soloist
An avalanche on K2 swept at least five climbers to their deaths. Among the missing are Alison Hargreaves, Rob Slater, Jett Lakes, and two Spaniards. Hargreaves, 33, had become the first woman to summit Everest solo without oxygen and aimed to conquer the three highest peaks.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
Alison Hargreaves
Rob Slater
Hargreaves
Mother of
Community Calendar events in Aiken Wagener and Augusta region
A list of local gatherings including 'ol Tour at the Municipal Building alley in Aiken with $5 per person and custom tours. AbAnon at Saron Baptist Church Wagener Saturdays. Bold Scouts at Friendship Baptist Church. Christian Social Organization for Single Adults Dance at Warren Road Elementary School. Hugs Not Drugs NA at South Albany Presbyterian Church. Living In Reality NA noon at 421 Hampton Ave. Modeling Troupe Practice ECCAPO Edgefield. VFW Post 5877 dance 9 p.m. to close at 19 South.
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Aiken
Saron Baptist Church
Wagener
AL Anon
Friendship Baptist Church
Richland Ave
Lester A. ‘Smalls
Christian Social Organization
Warren Road
Cafetorum
Washington Road
Augusta
Ton
Narcotics Anonymous
Hampton Ave
Second Baptist Church of
Soviet-Era History Textbooks Ordered Back for Belarus
Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko ordered schools to switch to Communist era history books while the Education Ministry prepares new texts. Officials fear shortages as schools must use Soviet-era volumes in the interim. He supports closer Russia-Belarus unity and reviving the Soviet era.
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Minsk
Belarus
Alexander Lukashenko
Marat Bushenko
Lukashenko
Russia
Soviet Union
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