US Army to use peer review in breast cancer programme

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The US Army has announced that it would adopt a peer review system patterned after that used by the National Institutes of Health in allocating $210 million for breast cancer research projects. The announcement was contained in a report published by the Institute of Medicine. The Army is also seeking advice regarding programs which can help lower morbidity and mortality rates arising from the disease and on selection methods. The Institute of Medicine has proposed the establishment of investigator-initiated grants and has called on the Army to choose experts from outside its ranks to join the peer review process.

Finance, Reports, Breast cancer, United States. Army, United States. Institute of Medicine

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Debate over animals is given a personal touch

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Parents whose sick children were saved from death due to treatments tested first on animals sent letters to US Surgeon General Antonio Novello defending the use of animals in medical research. This is the latest effort to counter the animal rights activists' campaign against such testing. Norma Myers Rumpf, whose son was cured by an animal-tested procedure, gave the 467 thank-you notes to Novello at a Washington, DC, rally in Jun 1992. Rumpf and the other parents sought to reassure beleaguered scientists that they have public support in their continuing battle with the animal rights activists.

Political activity, Animal experimentation, Parents

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Bush spins tall tale of technology transfer

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Physicist Finley Markley's invention of an artificial kidney filtration unit, or dialyzer, using new polymers and adhesives was inaccurately described by President Bush, who cited Markley's work while promoting the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC). Markley's research, conducted between the mid-1960s and 1979, actually proves the difficulty of achieving the technology transfer that Bush believes the SSC will also produce. Contrary to what Bush said, Markley's work had nothing to do with purifying liquid hydrogen and did not produce artificial kidneys costing only $15 each.

Innovations, Hemodialyzers, Hemodialysis equipment, Technology transfer, Bush, George H.W., Markley, Finley

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