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From: bobn@bmcg.UUCP (Bob Nebert)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Medical breakthroughs
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Date: Wed, 31-Jul-85 14:06:18 EDT
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> In article <hlexa.4453> hsf@hlexa.UUCP (Henry Friedman) writes:
> >It appears that we are on the verge of major breakthroughs
> >in the treatment of heart disease and cancer.
> >
> >In the area of heart disease, the breakthrough is an improved
> >enzyme (TPA ?) for dissolving clots.
> >
> >--Henry Friedman
> 
> What we really need is something to prevent or undo hardening of the
> arteries.  Dissolving a clot today gives no protection against tomorrow's
> clots, so long as the arteries are too narrow.
> 
> 	Frank Silbermann

But dont you think that if today we learn to disolve clots when yesterday
we didn't, tommorrow we learn how to prevent clots? We have to build on
something.
	Bob Nebert