Health Watch by Betsy A Lehman Knight Ridder N
Betsy A Lehman surveys health developments and medical news notes from Knight Ridder outlets. Brief items cover new studies, clinical trials, and public health updates affecting readers.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1990
Page
20
Betsy A Lehman surveys health developments and medical news notes from Knight Ridder outlets. Brief items cover new studies, clinical trials, and public health updates affecting readers.
A 1988 discovery by Barry Marshall and J Robin Warren identified spiral bacteria in ulcer patients, Helicobacter pylori, challenging the acid-overgrowth theory. They suggest some ulcer cases arise from bacterial infection, with antibiotics as a potential future cure, though not yet ready for widespread use.
University of Iowa researchers report older shoppers have difficulty locating nutritional data on foods. They advocate standardized labeling and broader FDA mandates as current voluntary labels mislead or confuse aging consumers.
Knight-Aid: In Duluth Minnesota Dan Goman legally blind, accepts a supervisor role at the Lighthouse for the Blind toilet paper plant. He says the plant provides real jobs, producing up to 40000 pounds daily while blind workers perform tasks sighted people do. The operation plans expansion to a former Bombardier site next month.
A two balloon angioplasty method under trial at Allegheny General and Presbyterian University Hospitals in Pittsburgh and eight other centers may reopen clogged arteries safely. The first balloon clears blockages while the second shunts oxygen rich blood from a leg artery to the heart, preserving heart health.
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