August 1996 Archive

Both Dole, Clinton Have Reasons To Worry, Say UF Political Scientists

GAINESVILLE — The Republican National Convention will be so watered down that much of the viewing public will turn it off, robbing Bob Dole of needed visibility, says Kenneth Wald, a University of Florida political science professor.

Filed under Politics, Research on Friday, August 9, 1996.

UF Research Yields New Understanding of Drug-Resistant HIV Strains

GAINESVILLE—Physicians who treat HIV-positive patients face a daily dilemma: how best to quash a disease caused by a virus that rapidly mutates within the body and quickly resists the drugs used to fight it.

Filed under Health, Research on Tuesday, August 6, 1996.

UF-Led National Study Reveals Most Common Hepatitis C Strain In U.S. Is Most Difficult To Treat

GAINESVILLE—The most common strain of chronic hepatitis C in the United States is also the most difficult to treat, according to the largest survey ever conducted of patients with the life-threatening liver disease.

Filed under Health, Research on Thursday, August 1, 1996.