Diabetes drug shows promise
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Researchers are establishing the effectiveness of a known anti-rejection drug in the prevention and control of juvenile and adolescent diabetes. Azathioprine, a drug administered to transplant patients, has been shown to control the body's attack on insulin-producing beta cells.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1993
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The orchid girls of Burma
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Dr. Cynthia Maung's clinic provide the only medical care available to the people of Chogali, Myanmar and its outlying tribal communities. Dr. Maung's clinic, located in Mae Sot, Thailand, provides the only source of relief for a troubled nation and its orchid girls.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1999
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David Mata's promise
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David Mata dreamt of helping the Chicano people someday. He made good in his studies until he became a doctor. Later, he worked with the Salud Medical Center in Woodburn, Oregon whose patients are mostly migrant and seasonal farm workers.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1993
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