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Reports on a recent study of the role of chemistry in medicine, particularly in drug research and development. Includes eight major recommendations which come from the study. (CP)

Marion D. Francis and Rosemary L. Centner tell the story of a special group of compounds, developments at their home company, Procter and Gamble, and contributions by researchers in Europe and the U.S., in "The Development of Diphosphonates as Significant Health Care Products."

Reviews the history of drug research and the chemical aspects of medical research. (MLH)