Topic: DRUGS - on August 15, 2004 at 11:00:00 AM CEST
'Cannabis' brain tumour drug hope
An ingredient in marijuana may be useful for treating brain cancers, say Spanish researchers from Madrid.
Chemicals called cannabinoids could starve tumours to death by halting the growth of blood vessels that feed it, the Complutense University team hope.
By studying mice, the team has shown for the first time how these chemicals block vessel growth.
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Topic: DRUGS - on August 15, 2004 at 10:59:00 AM CEST
Cannabis-Substanzen hungern Hirntumore aus
Die berauschenden Substanzen in Cannabis können möglicherweise im Kampf gegen Hirntumore eingesetzt werden. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt eine heute im Fachjournal "Cancer Research" (Bd. 64, Nr. 16) veröffentlichte Studie der Complutense-Universität in Madrid.
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Topic: NEWS - on August 15, 2004 at 10:50:00 AM CEST
Twin Delivers Quadruplets on Her Birthday
The odds of a fraternal twin giving birth to two sets of identical twins may be one in a million, but Geana Morris can attest to it.
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Topic: MUSIK - on August 15, 2004 at 10:46:00 AM CEST
Thirty-five years after, Woodstock lingers in popular imagination
Even as the hippies of Woodstock become eligible for A-A-R-P cards and Social Security, tourists still flock to the former hay field where a concert 35 years ago helped define a generation. Today marks its anniversary. The steady dribble of nostalgic baby boomers and curious Gen-Xers to the remote field shows how Woodstock still reverberates in the popular imagination. The concert remains a symbol to many of the transcendent power of music.
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