Highlights of American Chemical Society’s national meeting in Boston

Nearly 7,000 presentations on cutting-edge scientific research will be presented at the 224th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, Aug. l8-22, in Boston, Mass. An estimated 15,000 scientists are expected to attend the meeting.

A sampling of the topics on the agenda for the meeting include:

Antibacterial contact lenses that outlast existing lenses
Medical marijuana (without the high) for pain and inflammation
Eradicating treatment-resistant head lice
A "broccoli pill" to help prevent breast cancer
How irradiation affects our food and packaging
Developing needle-free diabetes monitors
Discussions on chemical and biological terrorism by leading researchers

News releases on these topics and others will be posted on EurekAlert throughout the week of the meeting. They also will be posted on the American Chemical Society Web site at www.chemistry.org/news