However, at the time, it produced a stormy episode in British-French scientific relations.
"Sixteen million is a future we can't countenance," said William H. Thies, the association's vice president for medical and scientific relations.
Maria C. Carrillo, vice president of medical and scientific relations at the Alzheimer's Association, said the results would come quickly.
"Odd as it sounds, most people are no good at brushing their teeth," said Dr. Paul Warren, a dentist and a vice president of scientific relations for Procter & Gamble Oral Care.
Mr. Carter said he did not believe that Cuba was collaborating with Libya in biological research, adding that its scientific relations with Iran conform to international standards.
The committee vote is "a very positive thing," said Maria Carrillo, senior director of medical and scientific relations for the Alzheimer's Association.
Still, its statement today did not address internal e-mail messages expressing doubt about Baycol by the company's vice president for scientific relations, Dr. Richard Goodstein, or a manager in its strategic analysis division.
"We are concerned that the Latino population may have the highest amount of risk factors and prevalence, in comparison to the other cultures," said Maria Carrillo, the group's director of medical and scientific relations.
The '60s, '70s and '80s had been devoted to improving bristle design, according to Dr. Paul Warren, a dentist and the vice president for global professional and scientific relations at Procter & Gamble Oral Care, which makes Oral-B toothbrushes.
This episode caused a stormy period in English-French scientific relations, as well as recriminations in the English astronomical community for the failure to pursue Adams's prediction in a timely way.
"It's certainly not the home run we all wanted, but we're very encouraged by these results," said Maria C. Carrillo, senior director of medical and scientific relations for the Alzheimer's Association, which had no role in the research.
