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Chaos at USP

  The chemistry institute at the University of São Paulo
(USP) has become the site of a “pilgrimage”, after the
courts reversed their decision to suspend the release of
a substance rumored to treat various types of cancer.
[5] The rush of patients to the institute began on Friday (9)
after the judge José Renato Nalini, president of the Courts
of Justice, reconsidered a request for the suspension of
the release of the substance phosphorylethanolamine.
The court’s decision was based on a Supreme Court
[10] order authorizing the provision of phosphorylethanolamine
capsules to a patient.
  In the last two days, lines of people have formed at
the university in search of the drug. Some believe that it
could be the last chance to save themselves or their
[15] loved ones. However, on Tuesday (13), people were told
that the drug was not available, as USP did not have it in
stock, and because the judicial orders would first have
to be officially protocolled at the university. It is
“madness”, according to the president of the Brazilian
[20] Society of Clinical Oncology, Evanius Wiermann. “The
patients are being used as guinea pigs, without any
guarantee of safety or efficacy,” he says. The drug has
yet to be tested on humans.
  In an interview with the local press in August, the
[25] retired USP professor Gilberto Chierice, who had
coordinated studies with phosphorylethanolamine, said
the substance could cure cancer. This sparked the initial
judicial appeals. He also said that the drug had only not
arrived on the market due to “lack of will” on the part
[30] of the authorities. Chierice was unavailable for comment.
  In a statement, USP said that phosphorylethanolamine
is not a cancer cure. It said it has been studied as a
chemical product and that there is no “firm proof that it

is effective against the disease.” It has been neither
[35] registered nor authorized for use by the National Health
Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), a state regulatory body
similar to the Food and Drug Administration in the US.

TOLEDO, Marcelo. Disponível em: < www1/folha.uol.com.br/internacional/ en/scienceandhealth/2015/10/1694240-chaos-at-usp-as-courts-releaseuntested-drug-for-cancer-treatment.shtml>. Acesso em:

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FDA’s Anti-Smoking Campaign

  The last time the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) tried to use graphic images to deter smokers in
2012, a judge ruled its graphic labels — which included
images of rotting lips, corpses, and diseased lungs —
[5] unconstitutional. Two years later, the FDA has
revealed its latest move, announcing its first national
anti-smoking campaign aimed at teens. At first look, the
result is similarly dramatic, though slightly less
frightening: One ad features a teen pulling out a tooth
[10] with a wrench to pay for a pack of cigarettes, while
another simply focuses on a young woman with wrinkles.
  Called “The Real Cost ,” the campaign aims to
decrease the number of teens between the ages 12 and
17 from becoming hooked on tobacco by emphasizing
[15] the bodily harm smoking can inflict — and tapping into
teens’ concerns about their appearance. “The campaign
highlights consequences that young people are really
concerned about,” said Mitchell Zeller, director of the
FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products. The campaign also
[20] underscores the addictive quality of nicotine, since many
young people presume they can quit whenever they want.
  Tobacco use had a sharp drop among teens
between 1997 and 2003, but began to slow in 2003 and
came to almost a halt between 2009 to 2011, according
[25] to data released from the CDC in 2012. Health experts
speculate that the reasons for the change range from
lower state dedication to the cause to teen’s growing
interest in other products like small cigars. Emerging
research shows that teens are also taking a liking to
[30] e-cigarettes, which don’t contain tobacco but still have
nicotine.
  The FDA’s latest initiative is part of their overall move
to tighten their control over the tobacco industry. Every
day, more than 3,200 young people under the age of 18
[35] try their first cigarette, and more than 700 of them will
become daily smokers. It is the leading cause of
preventable disease, disability, and death in the U.S.,

and responsible for 480,000 deaths every year. Under
the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control
[40] Act — which gives the FDA the power to regulate the
manufacturing, distribution, and marketing of tobacco
products–tobacco companies are required to foot the
$115 million for the awareness campaign.

Disponível em: <www.time.com/4137/fda-anti-smoking- campaign-forteens/>. Acesso em:

TEXTO:

FDA’s Anti-Smoking Campaign

  The last time the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) tried to use graphic images to deter smokers in
2012, a judge ruled its graphic labels — which included
images of rotting lips, corpses, and diseased lungs —
[5] unconstitutional. Two years later, the FDA has
revealed its latest move, announcing its first national
anti-smoking campaign aimed at teens. At first look, the
result is similarly dramatic, though slightly less
frightening: One ad features a teen pulling out a tooth
[10] with a wrench to pay for a pack of cigarettes, while
another simply focuses on a young woman with wrinkles.
  Called “The Real Cost ,” the campaign aims to
decrease the number of teens between the ages 12 and
17 from becoming hooked on tobacco by emphasizing
[15] the bodily harm smoking can inflict — and tapping into
teens’ concerns about their appearance. “The campaign
highlights consequences that young people are really
concerned about,” said Mitchell Zeller, director of the
FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products. The campaign also
[20] underscores the addictive quality of nicotine, since many
young people presume they can quit whenever they want.
  Tobacco use had a sharp drop among teens
between 1997 and 2003, but began to slow in 2003 and
came to almost a halt between 2009 to 2011, according
[25] to data released from the CDC in 2012. Health experts
speculate that the reasons for the change range from
lower state dedication to the cause to teen’s growing
interest in other products like small cigars. Emerging
research shows that teens are also taking a liking to
[30] e-cigarettes, which don’t contain tobacco but still have
nicotine.
  The FDA’s latest initiative is part of their overall move
to tighten their control over the tobacco industry. Every
day, more than 3,200 young people under the age of 18
[35] try their first cigarette, and more than 700 of them will
become daily smokers. It is the leading cause of
preventable disease, disability, and death in the U.S.,

and responsible for 480,000 deaths every year. Under
the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control
[40] Act — which gives the FDA the power to regulate the
manufacturing, distribution, and marketing of tobacco
products–tobacco companies are required to foot the
$115 million for the awareness campaign.

Disponível em: <www.time.com/4137/fda-anti-smoking- campaign-forteens/>. Acesso em:

TEXTO:

FDA’s Anti-Smoking Campaign

  The last time the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) tried to use graphic images to deter smokers in
2012, a judge ruled its graphic labels — which included
images of rotting lips, corpses, and diseased lungs —
[5] unconstitutional. Two years later, the FDA has
revealed its latest move, announcing its first national
anti-smoking campaign aimed at teens. At first look, the
result is similarly dramatic, though slightly less
frightening: One ad features a teen pulling out a tooth
[10] with a wrench to pay for a pack of cigarettes, while
another simply focuses on a young woman with wrinkles.
  Called “The Real Cost ,” the campaign aims to
decrease the number of teens between the ages 12 and
17 from becoming hooked on tobacco by emphasizing
[15] the bodily harm smoking can inflict — and tapping into
teens’ concerns about their appearance. “The campaign
highlights consequences that young people are really
concerned about,” said Mitchell Zeller, director of the
FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products. The campaign also
[20] underscores the addictive quality of nicotine, since many
young people presume they can quit whenever they want.
  Tobacco use had a sharp drop among teens
between 1997 and 2003, but began to slow in 2003 and
came to almost a halt between 2009 to 2011, according
[25] to data released from the CDC in 2012. Health experts
speculate that the reasons for the change range from
lower state dedication to the cause to teen’s growing
interest in other products like small cigars. Emerging
research shows that teens are also taking a liking to
[30] e-cigarettes, which don’t contain tobacco but still have
nicotine.
  The FDA’s latest initiative is part of their overall move
to tighten their control over the tobacco industry. Every
day, more than 3,200 young people under the age of 18
[35] try their first cigarette, and more than 700 of them will
become daily smokers. It is the leading cause of
preventable disease, disability, and death in the U.S.,

and responsible for 480,000 deaths every year. Under
the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control
[40] Act — which gives the FDA the power to regulate the
manufacturing, distribution, and marketing of tobacco
products–tobacco companies are required to foot the
$115 million for the awareness campaign.

Disponível em: <www.time.com/4137/fda-anti-smoking- campaign-forteens/>. Acesso em:

TEXTO:

FDA’s Anti-Smoking Campaign

  The last time the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) tried to use graphic images to deter smokers in
2012, a judge ruled its graphic labels — which included
images of rotting lips, corpses, and diseased lungs —
[5] unconstitutional. Two years later, the FDA has
revealed its latest move, announcing its first national
anti-smoking campaign aimed at teens. At first look, the
result is similarly dramatic, though slightly less
frightening: One ad features a teen pulling out a tooth
[10] with a wrench to pay for a pack of cigarettes, while
another simply focuses on a young woman with wrinkles.
  Called “The Real Cost ,” the campaign aims to
decrease the number of teens between the ages 12 and
17 from becoming hooked on tobacco by emphasizing
[15] the bodily harm smoking can inflict — and tapping into
teens’ concerns about their appearance. “The campaign
highlights consequences that young people are really
concerned about,” said Mitchell Zeller, director of the
FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products. The campaign also
[20] underscores the addictive quality of nicotine, since many
young people presume they can quit whenever they want.
  Tobacco use had a sharp drop among teens
between 1997 and 2003, but began to slow in 2003 and
came to almost a halt between 2009 to 2011, according
[25] to data released from the CDC in 2012. Health experts
speculate that the reasons for the change range from
lower state dedication to the cause to teen’s growing
interest in other products like small cigars. Emerging
research shows that teens are also taking a liking to
[30] e-cigarettes, which don’t contain tobacco but still have
nicotine.
  The FDA’s latest initiative is part of their overall move
to tighten their control over the tobacco industry. Every
day, more than 3,200 young people under the age of 18
[35] try their first cigarette, and more than 700 of them will
become daily smokers. It is the leading cause of
preventable disease, disability, and death in the U.S.,

and responsible for 480,000 deaths every year. Under
the 2009 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control
[40] Act — which gives the FDA the power to regulate the
manufacturing, distribution, and marketing of tobacco
products–tobacco companies are required to foot the
$115 million for the awareness campaign.

Disponível em: <www.time.com/4137/fda-anti-smoking- campaign-forteens/>. Acesso em:

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Islamic State’s destruction of Palmyra temple confirmed by satellite photo

  Satellite images have confirmed the destruction of a Roman-era temple in the Syrian city of Palmyra, a United Nations agency said, after the hardline Islamic State group claimed responsibility for blowing up the structure a week ago.

  Islamic State detonated explosives in the ancient Baal Shamin temple on August 25, an act that cultural agency UNESCO has called a war crime aimed at wiping out a symbol of Syria’s diverse cultural heritage.

  The temple of Bel stood just outside the main area of the ancient city, whose column-lined principal street leads to its gate.

  Its richly decorated central shrine area, or cella, was extremely well preserved.

  An analysis of an image taken in June and others taken several days ago show the obliteration of the temple in the central desert city, the Geneva-based United Nations Institute for Training and Research said in a statement.

  “We confirm the destruction of the main building, while surrounding columns seem to be less affected.”

  Islamic State captured Palmyra, an oasis town and former trading centre in Syria’s central desert, from government forces in May.

  Photographs published by IS last week showed a pile of rubble on the site of that temple.

  Its destruction was condemned by UNESCO, which lists Palmyra as a World Heritage Site, as a war crime.

  The head of the UN cultural agency, Irina Bokova said Palmyra’s art and architecture was “a symbol of the complexity and wealth of the Syrian identity and history.”

  Two weeks ago Islamic State beheaded Khaled al-Asaad, who was the city’s chief archaeologist for decades, and hung his body from a lamp post.

  Islamic State, which controls most of eastern Syria and the central desert, has previously destroyed ancient monuments as well as Christian and Muslim holy sites in neighbouring Iraq.

  DPA, Reuters

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