The shape of things to come

Article Abstract:

Billions of malformed proteins are churned out through the night in a secure lab in Texas and these mass produced distorted molecules are at the heart of research into a family of diseases that destroy the brain. The diseases linked to infectious prions are called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, or TSEs because of the spongy appearance they give the brain and most TSEs are species-specific.

Science & research, Research, Prion diseases, Encephalopathy

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Painkiller verdict shows mistrust of Merck

Article Abstract:

A jury in Angleton, Texas, ordered Merck, a pharmaceutical firm, to pay $253 million to Carol Ernst, whose husband, Robert Ernst died after taking the painkilling drug Vioxx on 19 August 2005. However, the company is likely to challenge the decision to go to trial in the first place and make a series of legal appeals based on evidence gathered about Vioxx's side effects.

Pharmaceutical preparations, Pharmaceutical industry, Discipline, Complications and side effects, Vioxx (Medication), Merck & Company Inc.

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Can we score the millennium goals?

Article Abstract:

World leaders are gathering in New York in September 2005 to discuss the future of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals but critics are warning that many of the targets cannot be evaluated scientifically. Analysts state that without drastic revision, the targets risk being meaningless since the tools required to measure them are not in place.

Scientific Research and Development Services, Development, Economic Programs-Total Govt, Administration of Economic Programs, Conferences, meetings and seminars, International aspects, Economic development, United Nations, Humanitarian aid

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