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October 2, 2005

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-	First Report Of Cancer Drug Gleevec As New Target Therapy For Pulmonary Hypertension Larger clinical trials in a controlled design to test Gleevec's safety and effectiveness are currently in preparation.
-	New Lifespan Extension Genes Found HST2 mediates SIR2-independent life-span extension by calorie restriction.