Merck offers free drug to fight river blindness worldwide
Washington Post reports Merck & Co will donate Mectizan, ivermectin, to eradicate river blindness or onchocerciasis, a parasitic disease affecting up to 85 million people in tropical Africa and parts of Latin America. The drug, approved by the French authorities, is described as safe and effective and aims to reach the poorest populations.
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Washington Post
Merck & Co
Africa
Latin America
Mexico
World Health Organization
West
Afica
P. Roy Vagelos
Vagelos
Merck
Directorate of Pharmacy and Drugs
Food and Drug Administration
Cedar boat found in pit near pyramid
A US Egyptian team using drills and sensors uncovered a dismantled cedar boat from the Cheops period near the Great Pyramid at Giza. The boat lay in a pit 20 yards from the pyramid. air analysis results will guide further excavation decisions.
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Cairo
Egypt
Giza
Pyramid
Khufu
Cheops
Boat Project
National Geographic Society
Boston University
The
Egyptian Antiquities Authority
Soviet Mars invitation strains U S space cooperation
The article reports that Soviet officials urged Mars exploration with or without the United States, courting Western Europeans and heightening tensions with Washington. NASA officials privately seek leverage to rebuild after the Challenger disaster while American scientists hope to place instruments on Soviet missions.
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New York
Mars
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Sputnik
Mars Ventures
Moscow
NASA
Coopera
Oy Ace Cayrces Ouanes
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Bradford A. Smith
University of Arizona
Phobos
Mitterrand urges European space flight cooperation in Germany
French President Francois Mitterrand criticized West Germany for opposing a manned European space flight and urged closer European science collaboration. He spoke during a tour of a Cologne area space research center and stressed Europe must not leave space to the Americans. France pushes Hermes space shuttle. West Germany held back funding. A joint defense council announcement is expected January 22, 1988, marking the 25th anniversary of the FrenchGerman Friendship Treaty.
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Cologne
West Germany
Francois Mitterrand
Europe
Mitterrand
Cologne-Bonn
France
Hermes
Friedhelm Ost
Defense Council
Everest Remains Highest Peak After Italian Survey
An Italian expedition reports Mount Everest at 29,108 feet, beating K-2 by 840 feet and settling the Everest versus K-2 dispute. Led by Ardito Desio, the team used satellite and land surveying in August and announced to Italy's National Research Council.
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New York Times
NEW York
Ardito Desio
Edmund Hillary
Tenning Norgay
Everest
Italy
National Research Council
Himalayas
George Wallerstein
University of Washington
Seattle
Wallerstein
Nepal
Mount
Kashmir
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