In Print Photo by Steve Gilbert Focus: New Therapy Strengthens Fight Against Osteoporosis In a study of parathyroid hormone, Robert Neer and his colleagues found that in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, the agent significantly reduces the risk of new spinal fractures. Instead of slowing bone resorption as do most current treatments, the hormone actually promotes bone formation. BBS Bulletin HSTconnector MedEd News Mentations On The Brain

Headlines Study Suggests Breast Cancer Rates in the Northeast Not Affected by Chemical Pollutants Children's Hospital Boston Study Determines the Leading Causes of Death in Preschool Age Children Upcoming Boston AIDS Walk & Run Sunday, June 3 9:00 a.m.

Spotlight Photo by Steve Gilbert Alpert Prize Lauds Drug's Discovery, FDA Approves A May 1 symposium at HMS, part of the Alpert Award celebration, featured the five scientists who developed the first molecularly targeted cancer therapy. The drug, STI-571, now called Gleevec, was approved by the FDA the following week. Student Scene Meeting Aims to Stir Up Solutions for Postdocs The salary and benefits that postdoctoral fellows receive (or do not receive) are slim support for highly educated professionals. HMS and academic and scientific leaders across the country are making their voices heard in the search for solutions. Ironically, postdocs themselves seem to be staying mum. Call for Writers Are you an HMS student and a natural writer with few outlets for your creative mind and journalistic eye? Consider writing for Focus and WebWeekly. Several of our veteran columnists will be graduating this year so we're looking for MD and PhD students to fill their vacancies. The job requires producing three to six columns a year for the Forum section of Focus and Student Scene section of WebWeekly. Candidates must be skilled and motivated writers though do not have to be previously published. The biweekly Focus goes out to 18,000 faculty and staff across HMS and the affiliated hospitals, and every issue of WebWeekly receives thousands of visitors. If interested, please contact editor Robert Neal, 432-0448 or e-mail rneal@hms.harvard.edu.

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