The second abortion pill. (mifepristone)
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The so-called abortion pill, RU-486 or mifepristone, needs to be used in conjunction with another drug, misoprostol. The use of misoprostol for abortion is off-label, and physicians may be reluctant to use the drug for abortion. The reluctance to use the drug off-label may reduce access to abortions, when its approval was intended to have the opposite effect. Mifepristone may have successful off-label uses for non-abortion related conditions as well.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2000
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Forestalling violence: American youths are suffering an epidemic of violence, both in and out of the classroom. Designing effective prevention programs is proving difficult
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The violence prevention programs in schools were found to be ineffective in curbing youth violence. Surveys by concerned organizations showed that only through the use of a comprehensive program that involves conflict resolution training, peer counseling and peer mediation, as well has home counseling, can youth violence be reduced.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1998
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Strange attactors: chemists make magnets without metal
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Joel S. Miller and Arthur J. Epstein have developed a magnet that is capable of retaining its magnetic properties at high temperatures. The magnet is an organic-based compound composed of metal vanadium and tetracyanoethylene. The magnet can also be utilized for optical data storage systems.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1997
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