Spring/Summer 2000
Pulse

• A Bright Future For Small Babies
• The Skinny on A Fat Gene
• UMDNJ Hits the Top Ten
• Making Limbs Longer
• Stopping the "Sneak Thief"
• Glaucoma in African Americans
• Ending A Silent Epidemic
• Child Health Institute Receives $2 Million
• UMDNJ Docs Win Award From Essence Magazine
• Beating Oral Cancer
• Prevailing Over Pain
• NJMS Student Wins Prize
• Art, Medicine and Life
• On A Leadership Track
• Researcher Discovers Location of Schizophrenia Gene
• More Controversy Over Estrogen Therapy

Features

Hope For Childhood Cancers
by Mary Ann Littell

Doing combat against the
leading cause of death in children

What's in a Gene
by Eve Jacobs

If there is cancer in your family,
you may want to learn more
about the latest genetic tests.

The "Trials" of Curing Cancer
by Merry Sue Baum

New cancer-fighting therapies
often extend the lives of patients.

Tasting the Victory Over Cancer

Hitch Your Wagon to a Shining STAR
    (Study of Tamoxifen And Raloxifene)

Calling All Doctors

Call for Volunteers

UMDNJ Matters

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Taking Students to New Heights
by Merry Sue Baum
Paul Mehne - mountain climber, hiker, and computer guru - is not your typical dean.