These results, demonstrating the feasibility and efficacy of treating arthritis by gene transfer, have led to a recently completed Phase I clinical protocol to treat rheumatoid arthritis by gene therapy.
Hurricane Sandy - October 29, 2012. Summary: Hurricane Sandy was the 18th named tropical cyclone of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season (June 1 - November 30). Sandy formed in the central Caribbean on October 22nd and intensified into a hurricane as it tracked north across Jamaica, eastern Cuba and the Bahamas. Sandy moved northeast of the United States until turning west toward the mid Atlantic coast on the 28th.
A hurricane is a type of storm called a tropical cyclone, which forms over tropical or subtropical waters. Hurricane Sandy as seen from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite on October 29, 2012. NOAA's National Ocean Service helps coastal communities prepare for and recover from major coastal storms such as hurricanes.ropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds of less than 39 miles per hour (mph) are called tropical depressions. Those with maximum sustained winds of 39 mph or higher are called tropical storms. When a storm's maximum sustained winds reach 74 mph, it is called a hurricane.