81.   Though the first study did not involve diabetics, obesity is strongly linked to the disease.

82.   While the study involved only ragweed, the researchers said the drug would probably also work in people whose seasonal allergies are triggered by other substances.

83.   While gene therapy studies usually involve people whose diseases are so advanced that traditional treatment does not work, the Penn experiment included OTC sufferers with less severe symptoms.

84.   The lead lawyer for the plantiffs, Stanley Chesley, said the new study involved too few women over too short a period of time.