Study finds ex-smokers comprise many lung cancer cases
An AP report from Los Angeles says about half of current lung cancer diagnoses come from former smokers, often decades after quitting. The study at Brigham and Women’s Hospital analyzing 685 patients shows former smokers average six years since quitting, with some over 20 years, and that risk remains higher than never smokers despite quitting.
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Los Angeles
Gary Strauss
Strauss
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston
Clark Heath
American Cancer Society
United States
Drug could slow AIDS blindness and other ailments
The antiviral cidofovir shows early promise in slowing cytomegalovirus related blindness in advanced AIDS patients. Tests at 10 hospitals indicate reduced disease progression to 120 days versus 50 days with standard therapy, as Gilead prepares for FDA filing and seeks broader HIV treatment trials.
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San Francisco
Howard Jaffe
Gilead Sciences
Food and Drug Administration
Biotechnology Industry Organization
FDA
Arnold Friedland
St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital
Jaffe
Gilead
Ste Genevieve Levees Hold Against Missouri Flood Surge
High water from the Missouri River crest pushed downstream toward Ste Genevieve Missouri threatening the historic district. A 50 foot levee held between the river and town while the Mississippi rose above flood stage near St. Louis. Two deaths statewide were blamed on the floods. Tour groups continued visiting the town as river and levee conditions drew attention.
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Ste. Genevieve
Missouri
Mississippi
St. Charles
St. Louis
Vern Baumann
Ste. Genevieve Levee
Baumann
First Presbyterian Church
Kelly Allen
Allen
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