Black veins less flexible may explain heart disease gap
Georgia researchers report that black veins dilate less easily than white veins with endothelia lining the vessels. Presented at the Hypertension in Blacks conference in Cleveland, the work aims to guide new drugs for equal effectiveness in blacks and whites.
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French Troops Enter Rwanda Refugee Camps in Humanitarian Mission
French forces began crossing into western Rwanda to protect refugees amid the civil war. About 50 commandos guard the Nyarushishi camp where 8,000 Tutsis face threats from Hutu militias while the UN backed a two month mission to deter massacres and ease rebel suspicions. Col. Didier Thibaut said the operation is humanitarian not a fight with the RPF.
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Six Organ Transplant Success At Addenbrooke's Hospital
Stephen Hyett, a 12 year old patient with Gardner's Syndrome, has been released after receiving six transplanted organs including a liver kidney stomach duodenum small intestine and pancreas at Addenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge. Doctors warned recovery remains long with ongoing daily hospital visits strict diet and anti rejection therapy. Surgeon Peter Friend said survival odds were about 50 50. Hyett will need continued follow up and monitoring for potential complications.
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GOP House Members Demand Elders Resign Over Remarks
Seventy-eight GOP House members push for Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders resignation citing remarks about the religious right. The letter, led by Rep Cliff Stearns, accuses Elders of using her office against parents and churches. Senate Republicans also urged Clinton to repudiate what they call religious bigotry.
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Dennehy to Visit Derby Childhood Home for Scout Banquet
Brian Dennehy plans a September visit to Derby Connecticut to attend a banquet honoring his former Cub Scout master Edmund Strang. Dennehy, 55, a Pack 3 member, once sang Be a Good Scout at the 1947 annual revue. Scoutmaster Randy Ritter jokes that Dennehy got his start there. Strang says he is honored.
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