Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, August 15, 1995 TAG: 9508150054
SECTION: NATL/INTL PAGE: A3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE:
DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
WASHINGTON - A component in human milk may be a cancer fighter, according to laboratory experiments in Sweden.
Researchers testing the effects of human milk against cells in laboratory test tubes found that an ingredient called monomeric a-lactalbumin, or MAL, caused cancer cells to die.
The experiments dealt only with laboratory cell lines and did not include tests in living animals.
- Associated Press
FDA approves new AIDS experiment
WASHINGTON - The government has given the go-ahead for an experiment to inject baboon bone marrow cells into an AIDS patient to see if they help rebuild his ravaged immune system.
The Food and Drug Administration confirmed Monday that it has approved the study. Now researchers are awaiting final safety clearance from a hospital, and expect to perform the experiment in October, said Dr. Steven Deeks of the University of California, San Francisco, who will perform the operation.
HIV, the AIDS virus, destroys the body's immune system so that patients can no longer fight off infections.
- Associated Press
by CNB