Joe Fazio (a pseudonym) was a novelist, whose work has been translated, into numerous languages. Mr Fazio, has chosen to not disclose, any personal information. Friends and associates, that knew him, are asked, to make a donation to, The United Way.
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************************* *********** Weep Not For Me Do not weep for me when I no longer dwell among the wonders of the earth; for my larger self is free, and my soul rejoices on the other side of pain...on the other side of darkness. Do not weep for me, for I am a ray of sunshine that touches your skin, a tropical breeze upon your face, the hush of joy within your heart and the innocence of babes in mothers arms. I am the hope in a darkened night. And, in your hour of need, I will be there to comfort you. I will share your tears, your joys, your fears, your disappointments and your triumphs. Do not weep for me, for I am cradled in the arms of God. I walk with the angels, and hear the music beyond the stars. Do not weep for me, for I am within you; I am peace, love, I am a soft wind that caresses the flowers. I am the calm that follows a raging storm. I am an autumns leaf that floats among the garden of God, and I am pure white snow that softly falls upon your hand. Do not weep for me, for I shall never die, as long as you remember me... with a smile and a sigh.
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I Miss You
I miss your quiet caring, your gentelness, the softness of you, and the warm cloak of your love. I miss your smile that was always so tentative, but warm like the sunshine, gentle as the rain, and softer than a rose. I miss your honesty, your caring and your loyaty. I miss your eyes, nose...mouth. I miss the sound, the comfort of your voice. I miss your laughter, your joy-I miss your tears, your kiss, your touch, and I miss our bodies pressed together, entwined as one. I miss falling asleep with you in my arms, and waking up to the warmness of you next to me. I miss...I miss, everything about you.
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When Do I Think Of You?
I think of you in the peace solitude and stillness of the early a.m., for you are tranquillity. I think of you on an ocean's front, for you are the roar of the waves, the power of the sea, and the salt in the air. I think of you amidst a crowd and the chorus of city sounds ...for that is my song, and you are the music. You are my first thought of each new day, and the last image I glimpse, as my eyes are closed upon a feathered pillow. In that secret place called sleep, it is you that I search for, through shades of darkness and clouds of cotton. When do I think of you? Every moment of my life. And, when the final sleep does come and if there is thought... it will be of you.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
James Langston Hughes was born February 1, 1902, in Joplin, Missouri. His parents divorced when he was a small child, and his father moved to Mexico. He was raised by his grandmother until he was thirteen, when he moved to Lincoln, Illinois, to live with his mother and her husband, before the family eventually settled in Cleveland, Ohio. It was in Lincoln, Illinois, that Hughes began writing poetry. Following graduation, he spent a year in Mexico and a year at Columbia University. During these years, he held odd jobs as an assistant cook, launderer, and a busboy, and travelled to Africa and Europe working as a seaman. In November 1924, he moved to Washington, D.C. Hughes's first book of poetry, The Weary Blues, was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1926. He finished his college education at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania three years later. In 1930 his first novel, Not Without Laughter, won the Harmon gold medal for literature.
Hughes, who claimed Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Carl Sandburg, and Walt Whitman as his primary influences, is particularly known for his insightful, colorful portrayals of black life in America from the twenties through the sixties. He wrote novels, short stories and plays, as well as poetry, and is also known for his engagement with the world of jazz and the influence it had on his writing, as in "Montage of a Dream Deferred." His life and work were enormously important in shaping the artistic contributions of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. Unlike other notable black poets of the period—Claude McKay, Jean Toomer, and Countee Cullen—Hughes refused to differentiate between his personal experience and the common experience of black America. He wanted to tell the stories of his people in ways that reflected their actual culture, including both their suffering and their love of music, laughter, and language itself.
Langston Hughes died of complications from prostate cancer in May 22, 1967, in New York. In his memory, his residence at 20 East 127th Street in Harlem, New York City, has been given landmark status by the New York City Preservation Commission, and East 127th Street has been renamed "Langston Hughes Place."
In addition to leaving us a large body of poetic work, Hughes wrote eleven plays and countless works of prose, including the well-known “Simple” books: Simple Speaks His Mind, Simple Stakes a Claim,Simple Takes a Wife, and Simple's Uncle Sam. He edited the anthologies The Poetry of the Negro and The Book of Negro Folklore, wrote an acclaimed autobiography (The Big Sea) and co-wrote the play Mule Bone with Zora Neale Hurston.
Hughes, who claimed Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Carl Sandburg, and Walt Whitman as his primary influences, is particularly known for his insightful, colorful portrayals of black life in America from the twenties through the sixties. He wrote novels, short stories and plays, as well as poetry, and is also known for his engagement with the world of jazz and the influence it had on his writing, as in "Montage of a Dream Deferred." His life and work were enormously important in shaping the artistic contributions of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. Unlike other notable black poets of the period—Claude McKay, Jean Toomer, and Countee Cullen—Hughes refused to differentiate between his personal experience and the common experience of black America. He wanted to tell the stories of his people in ways that reflected their actual culture, including both their suffering and their love of music, laughter, and language itself.
Langston Hughes died of complications from prostate cancer in May 22, 1967, in New York. In his memory, his residence at 20 East 127th Street in Harlem, New York City, has been given landmark status by the New York City Preservation Commission, and East 127th Street has been renamed "Langston Hughes Place."
In addition to leaving us a large body of poetic work, Hughes wrote eleven plays and countless works of prose, including the well-known “Simple” books: Simple Speaks His Mind, Simple Stakes a Claim,Simple Takes a Wife, and Simple's Uncle Sam. He edited the anthologies The Poetry of the Negro and The Book of Negro Folklore, wrote an acclaimed autobiography (The Big Sea) and co-wrote the play Mule Bone with Zora Neale Hurston.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
poem From Langston Hughes"The Weary Blues"by Langston Hughes Droning a drowsy syncopated tune,Rocking back and forth to a mellow croon,I heard a Negro play.Down on Lenox Avenue the other nightBy the pale dull pallor of an old gas lightHe did a lazy sway . . .He did a lazy sway . . .To the tune o' those Weary Blues.With his ebony hands on each ivory keyHe made that poor piano moan with melody.O Blues!Swaying to and fro on his rickety stoolHe played that sad raggy tune like a musical fool.Sweet Blues!Coming from a black man's soul.O Blues!In a deep song voice with a melancholy tone. I heard that Negro sing, that old piano moan--"Ain't got nobody in all this world,Ain't got nobody but ma self. It's gwine to quit ma frownin'And put ma troubles on the shelf."Thump, thump, thump, went his foot on the floor.He played a few chords then he sang some more--"I got the Weary BluesAnd I can't be satisfied.Got the Weary BluesAnd can't be satisfied--I ain't happy no mo'And I wish that I had died."And far into the night he crooned that tune.The stars went out and so did the moon.The singer stopped playing and went to bedWhile the Weary Blues echoed through his head.He slept like a rock or a man that's dead.
The reason I chose this poem, is because this is one of the most famous poems he wrote and one of the most remembruble poems.
The reason I chose this poem, is because this is one of the most famous poems he wrote and one of the most remembruble poems.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Argumentative Essay
hello my name is Richard Tyler an i will be discussing an Argument on gun violence today. first i will like to say that guns are not killing people, people are killing people. we can stop this if we can find a way to get the guns off the street an make sure that you can only parches a gun if you are on a job that u will need a gun for an u will still have to have a licences.
we are switchin class i will finish at lunch
we are switchin class i will finish at lunch
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
friday work shop
hello mi name is Richard Tyler. In this essay i will be talking about what i learned on the work shops on Friday at Boys 2 Real Men. I will start this brief essay of by saying i learned allot at the work shops on Friday. I learned the real definition on how to be a real man 1 of the examples of this is someone who is not afraid to be there when his family needs him.
i dont have no more time in the library
i dont have no more time in the library
Friday, April 4, 2008
bb homework 4/4/08
My theme is drama. Both version of A Raisin In The Sun were excellent, I enjoyed both movie. The theme of the play to me was drama . I say drama because, Even though they went through allot of family problems, in the end they got along with one another. Both movies had drama in them. But over all the best one to me was the 2008 version.
The reason i say the 2008 version was better is because, one is was in color the 1961 version was in black and white. Prior to that there was celebrities in the movie that i see in new movies today. One thing that was better in the 1961 version was the acting. They played the character's better than the one in 2008.(because of p. diddy)
Allot of drama happened in these movies, there was one scene when Ruth was pregnant and was thinking about getting an abortion. There was also drama when Lena gave Walter all the money to put in the bank and he gave it to his friend to invest in a liquor Company and the guy ran off with it. Every one was upset with him and was bring him down. There was a scene when Lena told Beneatha you shouldn't just love someone when their at their highest, it's when their at their lowest when they need your love the most. That quote to me meant allot, if people act like that today then maybe every one wont be mad at each other and stop killing one another. (We are one all ways as a racist and we need to stick together because anther people are watching us kill each other).
The theme of these movies are relevant in 2008 because love and drama is what the world is made of today. There is so much drama in the world with people in the world and some that care for each other and like being around good people.
The reason i say the 2008 version was better is because, one is was in color the 1961 version was in black and white. Prior to that there was celebrities in the movie that i see in new movies today. One thing that was better in the 1961 version was the acting. They played the character's better than the one in 2008.(because of p. diddy)
Allot of drama happened in these movies, there was one scene when Ruth was pregnant and was thinking about getting an abortion. There was also drama when Lena gave Walter all the money to put in the bank and he gave it to his friend to invest in a liquor Company and the guy ran off with it. Every one was upset with him and was bring him down. There was a scene when Lena told Beneatha you shouldn't just love someone when their at their highest, it's when their at their lowest when they need your love the most. That quote to me meant allot, if people act like that today then maybe every one wont be mad at each other and stop killing one another. (We are one all ways as a racist and we need to stick together because anther people are watching us kill each other).
The theme of these movies are relevant in 2008 because love and drama is what the world is made of today. There is so much drama in the world with people in the world and some that care for each other and like being around good people.
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
bb home work
Reviewers Name ___ Richard Tyler ___ Writer’s Name ___Taurien Wiggins___ PEER
EDITING/REVISION WORKSHEET
FOR EXPOSITORY ENTRIESEntry Number __1___ Entry Title ___honesty___
EDITOR’S COMMENTS:
1. Statement explains the topic that the writer is going to discuss. YESWrite the topic here. ___why honesty is important___
2. Reason explains why the topic is important. YES
3. Example #1 shows why the statement and reason are correct. YES
4. Explanation #1 ties example #1 back to the statement and reason. YESHow? ___He said honesty is important because its a key in life___
5. Example #2 shows why the statement and reason are correct. YES
6. Explanation #2 ties example #2 back to the statement and reason. YES
How? ___He said For example, it's like if you don't tell the truth your not only hurting who your lien to but your also hurting yourself because nobody wouldn't no what to think of you anymore. ___
7. "What Difference Does it Make?" wraps up the entire entry byproviding a "big picture" view of why what writer said is important. YES
8. Writer uses vocabulary relevant to detective fiction. YES
9. I circled punctuation, mechanical, and structural errors. NO
10. I conferenced with the writer about his/her entry. YES
Return this form to the writer so that s/he can attach it to his/her rough drafts.WRITER’S COMMENTS:
1. The editor’s comments were helpful to me. YES
2. I understood what the editor wanted me to do. YES
3. I feel confident that I can make the necessary revisions. YES
4. At my next conference with the teacher, I need to discuss or ask about the following:
EDITING/REVISION WORKSHEET
FOR EXPOSITORY ENTRIESEntry Number __1___ Entry Title ___honesty___
EDITOR’S COMMENTS:
1. Statement explains the topic that the writer is going to discuss. YESWrite the topic here. ___why honesty is important___
2. Reason explains why the topic is important. YES
3. Example #1 shows why the statement and reason are correct. YES
4. Explanation #1 ties example #1 back to the statement and reason. YESHow? ___He said honesty is important because its a key in life___
5. Example #2 shows why the statement and reason are correct. YES
6. Explanation #2 ties example #2 back to the statement and reason. YES
How? ___He said For example, it's like if you don't tell the truth your not only hurting who your lien to but your also hurting yourself because nobody wouldn't no what to think of you anymore. ___
7. "What Difference Does it Make?" wraps up the entire entry byproviding a "big picture" view of why what writer said is important. YES
8. Writer uses vocabulary relevant to detective fiction. YES
9. I circled punctuation, mechanical, and structural errors. NO
10. I conferenced with the writer about his/her entry. YES
Return this form to the writer so that s/he can attach it to his/her rough drafts.WRITER’S COMMENTS:
1. The editor’s comments were helpful to me. YES
2. I understood what the editor wanted me to do. YES
3. I feel confident that I can make the necessary revisions. YES
4. At my next conference with the teacher, I need to discuss or ask about the following:
Friday, March 28, 2008
african american
1.Approved
2.Fathers
3.First
4.President
5.Benjamin
6.Writting
7.1788
8.power
9.people
10.Union
11.branches
12.Judical
13.Legislative
14.excecutive
15.defense
16.change
17.rights
18.states
19.speech
20.27
2.Fathers
3.First
4.President
5.Benjamin
6.Writting
7.1788
8.power
9.people
10.Union
11.branches
12.Judical
13.Legislative
14.excecutive
15.defense
16.change
17.rights
18.states
19.speech
20.27
english homework
2.I think it relates to the poem in front of the book because it talks about dreams.
3.It effects Walter since the fact of him wanting the money so that he could build a business.But when he didn't get the money he started drinking more, and always treating his wife like crap.
3.It effects Walter since the fact of him wanting the money so that he could build a business.But when he didn't get the money he started drinking more, and always treating his wife like crap.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
what does honesty mean to you
honesty is The quality or condition of being honest; integrity. Truthfulness; sincerity: in all honesty. Archaic. Chastity. Botany. A European plant (Lunaria annua) cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round, flat, papery, silver-white seedpods. Also called money plant, satin flower; Also called silver dollar.
There is no such thing as 100% honesty. I don't care how honest you are with your partner there still will be things you will keep to your self. Be honest with your self and you will agree that somethings are better left unsaid. You are as honest with other people as required and there is nothing wrong with that. If you want another person to be 100% honest with you I think you will receive similar response. It's not necessary to be 100% honest with every thing in your life, its called self preservation, be open and honest but only to a point.
honesty means to always tell the truth and you can always be honest with everyone 100% to be dishonest is to lie and liar can not be trusted if you are caught in even one lie it will always follow you people will say well you lied before it is better to not say anything at all then to lie always be honest in every thing you do by doing this you will be a true person by lying makes you a phony you wouldn't want to be known as a phony they are losers.
There is no such thing as 100% honesty. I don't care how honest you are with your partner there still will be things you will keep to your self. Be honest with your self and you will agree that somethings are better left unsaid. You are as honest with other people as required and there is nothing wrong with that. If you want another person to be 100% honest with you I think you will receive similar response. It's not necessary to be 100% honest with every thing in your life, its called self preservation, be open and honest but only to a point.
honesty means to always tell the truth and you can always be honest with everyone 100% to be dishonest is to lie and liar can not be trusted if you are caught in even one lie it will always follow you people will say well you lied before it is better to not say anything at all then to lie always be honest in every thing you do by doing this you will be a true person by lying makes you a phony you wouldn't want to be known as a phony they are losers.
Monday, March 10, 2008
medical advances and music
medical advances
1990
Results from the first chemo prevention trial to show efficacy (vitamin A analogue against mouth and throat tumors) are reported
1991
The first human gene therapy for cancer (melanoma) is attempted
Post-operative (adjuvant) radiation therapy and chemotherapy are found to improve survival in rectal cancer.
Two white blood cell colony-stimulating factors (G-CSF and GM-CSF) are approved to fight the neutropenia caused by cancer treatment.
1992
The Mammography Quality Standards Act is passed.
Paclitaxel (Taxol) is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Found in the bark of the Pacific yew tree, Taxus brevifolia, this drug acts to stabilize fiber-like structures called microtubules that play a key role in the cell division cycle.
herpatitis A vaccine
a normally minor form of hepatitis caused by an RNA virus that does not persist in the
blood: usually transmitted by ingestion of contaminated food or water. Also called
infectious hepatitis. Hepatitis A is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus.
Hepatitis A can affect anyone. In the United States, hepatitis A can occur in situations
ranging from isolated cases of disease to widespread epidemics.
Good personal hygiene and proper sanitation can help prevent hepatitis A. Vaccines
are also available for long-term prevention of hepatitis A virus infection in persons 12
months of age and older. Immune globulin is available for short-term prevention of
hepatitis A virus infection in individuals of all ages.
1993
1993 The first gene associated with hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC) is cloned (hMSH2). People with HNPCC are at increased risk of developing colon cancer.
The prevalence of U.S. adult smoking is 25 percent.
NCI-sponsored studies in China show the importance of nutrition in preventing cancer.
Annual guaiac fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) is shown to reduce colorectal cancer deaths by one-third.
The largest early detection study ever conducted, the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial, begins recruiting 148,000 volunteers.
1994
BRCA1 is the first breast cancer-associated gene cloned.
The Alpha-Tocopherol Beta-Carotene (ATBC) Cancer Prevention Study finds no benefit from the use of beta-carotene supplements in smokers and a possible increased risk of lung cancer.
Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), a causative agent for Kaposi's sarcoma, is identified. HHV-8, also known as Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, is later linked to primary effusion lymphoma and multicentric Castleman disease.
1995
The BRCA2 gene is cloned. The FDA approves tretinoin, a differentiating agent related to vitamin A, for use in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia. Tretinoin is also known as all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA).
Porfimer sodium, a light-sensitive drug that can be absorbed by tumors, is approved by the FDA, permitting photodynamic therapy of some types of cancer.
Information in NCI's Physician Data Query (PDQ) database becomes available on the World Wide Web via the NCI Web site CancerNet.
1996
Topotecan (Hycamptin), the first of a class of drugs that interferes with the enzyme topoisomerase I, is approved by the FDA for the treatment of metastatic ovarian cancer. Topoisomerases uncoil DNA during DNA replication, and altering the work of this enzyme leads to tumor cell death. Topotecan is derived from the bark of a Chinese tree known as Camptotheca acuminata.
The FDA approves another topoisomerase 1 inhibitor - irinotecan (Camptosar) - for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer.
Two major studies of beta carotene supplements (The Physicians' Health Study and the Beta-Carotene Retinol Efficacy Trial) show no cancer prevention benefit.
Carbon Copies—Cloning
The cloning craze began in 1996, when scientists in Scotland astonished the world by
announcing that they had successfully cloned an adult sheep. They called her Dolly.
A clone is a copy of another living thing. Instead of having two sets of genes, from a
mother and father, a clone has genes from just one parent. Genes are the instructions
inside cells that determine the traits of a living thing. All non-cloned, naturally created
mammals, including humans, have genes from two parents.
Scientists hope that animal cloning will someday save lives. Cloned pigs could provide
organs to transplant into humans. Cow clones could be used to make life-saving
medicines. In addition, cloning may help to preserve some of the world's fastest-
disappearing species.
Here are some other animals that have been created in a laboratory.
1997
The Cancer Genome Anatomy Project (CGAP), a multi-year project to assemble the first index of genes involved in cancer, is launched.
The first biotechnology product approved by the FDA to treat patients with cancer - a monoclonal antibody called rituximab (Rituxan) - is used to treat a type of lymphoma.
NCI and Chinese scientists find that occupational exposure to benzene is associated with increased risks of developing acute non-lymphocytic leukemia and related myelodysplastic syndromes and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
The National Cancer Advisory Board recommends that NCI should advise all women age 40 years and older to receive screening mammograms every one to two years.
In 1997, not long after Dolly was born, scientists in Oregon announced that they had
cloned a pair of rhesus monkeys, named Neti and Ditto. The monkeys were
created from DNA taken from cells of developing monkey embryos.
1998
Results from the Breast Cancer Prevention Trial show that the incidence of breast cancer among women who are at increased risk of the disease can be reduced by 50 percent with the drug tamoxifen. The FDA subsequently approves tamoxifen for the prevention of breast cancer.
Trastuzumab (Herceptin), a monoclonal antibody that targets cancer cells that overproduce the protein HER2, is approved by the FDA for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. HER2 is overproduced in the tumors of approximately 25 percent to 30 percent of women with advanced disease.
The prevalence of U.S. adult smoking is 24.1 percent.
First vaccine for lyme disease. 1998
Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis,a nonfatal bacterial infection that causes symptoms ranging from fever and
headache to a painful swelling of the joints. The first American case of Lyme's characteristic rash was documented in
1970 and the disease was first identified in a cluster at the submarine base in Groton, Conn., by Navy doctors who
reported their findings in 1976. It became more widely known and received its common name when it struck a group of
families in nearby Lyme, Conn. In the United States the disease occurs mainly in the northeast among people who
frequent grassy or wooded areas; the disease is also prevalent in N and central Europe and temperate Asia. It is
caused by the spirochetes of the genus Borrelia and is transmitted by the deer tick, genus Ixodes, which lives on deer,
mice, dogs, and other animals.
The bite of the tiny red and black tick injects the bacteria into the blood. A red rash develops, often circular with a
bull's-eye appearance, followed by flulike symptoms (fever, headache, and painful joints). Most people are
successfully treated with antibiotics. A small number develop chronic disease with neurological problems, memory
loss, arthritis, and eye inflammation. Lyme disease is sometimes accompanied by babesiosis or human granulocytic
ehrlichiosis, which also infect the deer tick.
1999
The Hybrid Capture II human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test is approved by the FDA as a test that can be used in conjunction with the Pap smear in screening for cervical cancer.
Music
music was made for all types of things for instance helping medical funds because people were donating the money they made off of 1 song to medical funds, i will speak on this later on in my final draft.
1990
Results from the first chemo prevention trial to show efficacy (vitamin A analogue against mouth and throat tumors) are reported
1991
The first human gene therapy for cancer (melanoma) is attempted
Post-operative (adjuvant) radiation therapy and chemotherapy are found to improve survival in rectal cancer.
Two white blood cell colony-stimulating factors (G-CSF and GM-CSF) are approved to fight the neutropenia caused by cancer treatment.
1992
The Mammography Quality Standards Act is passed.
Paclitaxel (Taxol) is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Found in the bark of the Pacific yew tree, Taxus brevifolia, this drug acts to stabilize fiber-like structures called microtubules that play a key role in the cell division cycle.
herpatitis A vaccine
a normally minor form of hepatitis caused by an RNA virus that does not persist in the
blood: usually transmitted by ingestion of contaminated food or water. Also called
infectious hepatitis. Hepatitis A is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus.
Hepatitis A can affect anyone. In the United States, hepatitis A can occur in situations
ranging from isolated cases of disease to widespread epidemics.
Good personal hygiene and proper sanitation can help prevent hepatitis A. Vaccines
are also available for long-term prevention of hepatitis A virus infection in persons 12
months of age and older. Immune globulin is available for short-term prevention of
hepatitis A virus infection in individuals of all ages.
1993
1993 The first gene associated with hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC) is cloned (hMSH2). People with HNPCC are at increased risk of developing colon cancer.
The prevalence of U.S. adult smoking is 25 percent.
NCI-sponsored studies in China show the importance of nutrition in preventing cancer.
Annual guaiac fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) is shown to reduce colorectal cancer deaths by one-third.
The largest early detection study ever conducted, the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial, begins recruiting 148,000 volunteers.
1994
BRCA1 is the first breast cancer-associated gene cloned.
The Alpha-Tocopherol Beta-Carotene (ATBC) Cancer Prevention Study finds no benefit from the use of beta-carotene supplements in smokers and a possible increased risk of lung cancer.
Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), a causative agent for Kaposi's sarcoma, is identified. HHV-8, also known as Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, is later linked to primary effusion lymphoma and multicentric Castleman disease.
1995
The BRCA2 gene is cloned. The FDA approves tretinoin, a differentiating agent related to vitamin A, for use in the treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia. Tretinoin is also known as all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA).
Porfimer sodium, a light-sensitive drug that can be absorbed by tumors, is approved by the FDA, permitting photodynamic therapy of some types of cancer.
Information in NCI's Physician Data Query (PDQ) database becomes available on the World Wide Web via the NCI Web site CancerNet.
1996
Topotecan (Hycamptin), the first of a class of drugs that interferes with the enzyme topoisomerase I, is approved by the FDA for the treatment of metastatic ovarian cancer. Topoisomerases uncoil DNA during DNA replication, and altering the work of this enzyme leads to tumor cell death. Topotecan is derived from the bark of a Chinese tree known as Camptotheca acuminata.
The FDA approves another topoisomerase 1 inhibitor - irinotecan (Camptosar) - for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer.
Two major studies of beta carotene supplements (The Physicians' Health Study and the Beta-Carotene Retinol Efficacy Trial) show no cancer prevention benefit.
Carbon Copies—Cloning
The cloning craze began in 1996, when scientists in Scotland astonished the world by
announcing that they had successfully cloned an adult sheep. They called her Dolly.
A clone is a copy of another living thing. Instead of having two sets of genes, from a
mother and father, a clone has genes from just one parent. Genes are the instructions
inside cells that determine the traits of a living thing. All non-cloned, naturally created
mammals, including humans, have genes from two parents.
Scientists hope that animal cloning will someday save lives. Cloned pigs could provide
organs to transplant into humans. Cow clones could be used to make life-saving
medicines. In addition, cloning may help to preserve some of the world's fastest-
disappearing species.
Here are some other animals that have been created in a laboratory.
1997
The Cancer Genome Anatomy Project (CGAP), a multi-year project to assemble the first index of genes involved in cancer, is launched.
The first biotechnology product approved by the FDA to treat patients with cancer - a monoclonal antibody called rituximab (Rituxan) - is used to treat a type of lymphoma.
NCI and Chinese scientists find that occupational exposure to benzene is associated with increased risks of developing acute non-lymphocytic leukemia and related myelodysplastic syndromes and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
The National Cancer Advisory Board recommends that NCI should advise all women age 40 years and older to receive screening mammograms every one to two years.
In 1997, not long after Dolly was born, scientists in Oregon announced that they had
cloned a pair of rhesus monkeys, named Neti and Ditto. The monkeys were
created from DNA taken from cells of developing monkey embryos.
1998
Results from the Breast Cancer Prevention Trial show that the incidence of breast cancer among women who are at increased risk of the disease can be reduced by 50 percent with the drug tamoxifen. The FDA subsequently approves tamoxifen for the prevention of breast cancer.
Trastuzumab (Herceptin), a monoclonal antibody that targets cancer cells that overproduce the protein HER2, is approved by the FDA for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. HER2 is overproduced in the tumors of approximately 25 percent to 30 percent of women with advanced disease.
The prevalence of U.S. adult smoking is 24.1 percent.
First vaccine for lyme disease. 1998
Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis,a nonfatal bacterial infection that causes symptoms ranging from fever and
headache to a painful swelling of the joints. The first American case of Lyme's characteristic rash was documented in
1970 and the disease was first identified in a cluster at the submarine base in Groton, Conn., by Navy doctors who
reported their findings in 1976. It became more widely known and received its common name when it struck a group of
families in nearby Lyme, Conn. In the United States the disease occurs mainly in the northeast among people who
frequent grassy or wooded areas; the disease is also prevalent in N and central Europe and temperate Asia. It is
caused by the spirochetes of the genus Borrelia and is transmitted by the deer tick, genus Ixodes, which lives on deer,
mice, dogs, and other animals.
The bite of the tiny red and black tick injects the bacteria into the blood. A red rash develops, often circular with a
bull's-eye appearance, followed by flulike symptoms (fever, headache, and painful joints). Most people are
successfully treated with antibiotics. A small number develop chronic disease with neurological problems, memory
loss, arthritis, and eye inflammation. Lyme disease is sometimes accompanied by babesiosis or human granulocytic
ehrlichiosis, which also infect the deer tick.
1999
The Hybrid Capture II human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test is approved by the FDA as a test that can be used in conjunction with the Pap smear in screening for cervical cancer.
Music
music was made for all types of things for instance helping medical funds because people were donating the money they made off of 1 song to medical funds, i will speak on this later on in my final draft.
Friday, February 29, 2008
timeline of the 1990's
Through the lens of the living
1990
I. Music- The music we did research about was dancing music, singing to a girl (boys II men and 112), or a girl wanting to be independent(spice girls)
II. Inventions and Technology- we did research on inventions and we found out about the first pc was invented in the 1990’s.
III. Medical Advances- we did research on diseases and we found out that aids was really big in the 1990’s
IV. Fashion- we were researching on the young and urban fashion.
V. Political/Social Changes-
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