Breast Implant Settlement Near Final Agreement
Women who allege health problems from silicone breast implants near a 4.75 billion settlement with implant makers. Dow Corning and others agreed to 85 percent of the total. lawyers debated remaining portions as federal lawsuits consolidate under Judge Sam Pointer in Tuscaloosa Alabama. Talks to resume today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
U.S
Sam Pointer
Dow Corning Corp
Harding agrees to give up sport in plea deal
In Portland Tonya Harding pleaded guilty to conspiring to hinder prosecutors in the Nancy Kerrigan case and resigned from the USFSA. She received no jail time, three years probation with travel limits, and must undergo psychiatric evaluation and counseling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
Portland
Ore
Tonya Harding
Nancy Kerrigan
U.S. Figure Skating Association
Japan
Tamoxifen Eases Breast Cancer Relapse Despite Endometrial Risk
A University of Pittsburgh study released by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute finds tamoxifen lowers relapse risk for breast cancer patients. The drug increases endometrial cancer risk but yields a 3 percent hazard reduction and about 38 percent more five year disease free survival versus placebo. The trial involved 4,063 patients with varied tamoxifen durations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
University of Pittsburgh
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Talks planned to end Balkans war in Croatian Serb talks
Croats and Serbs agree to face to face talks at the Russian Embassy in Zagreb to turn the truce into a formal end to the Balkans war. Moscow and Washington push for broader peace with Bosnia in view as Churkin notes talks and a federation deal in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Croatia
Balkans
Bosnia
Zagreb
Moscow
Washington
Krajina
Churkin
Zurich
Goldwater urges GOP unity over Clinton land deal
Barry Goldwater in Paradise Valley calls on Republicans and Democrats to stop fussing over the land deal and let President Clinton lead. He urges party members to back the president and focus on policy rather than partisan fights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Goldwater
Whitewater
U.S
Washington
Clinton
Goldwater
Paradise Valley
Ariz
Senate
Arthur Kent
NBC News
Kent
Dateline Nbc
Canadian Broadcasting Co
Toronto
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Florida
Kennedy Space Center
Columbia
Pierre Thuot
Earth
Judiciary
House
Judiciary Committee
Congress
House Committee
Puget Sound
Seattle
California Star
Elliott Bay
Coast Guard
Dennis Hall
Admiralty Inlet
Hall
Snohomish County
Suva
Fiji
New England Journal of Medicine
William R. Lenderking
Harvard School of Public Health
The
Associated Press
Oregon
California
USFSA
Kerrigan
Norm Frink
U.S. Olympic Committee
Yugoslav Federation
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Vitaly Churkin
Russia
Aiken
Rutland Drive
P.O
S.C
Aiken Standard
Dial
Home County Delivery Mail
Aiken Standard - Pbm
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O. Box
South Carolina
Greenville
Riker
Spartanburg
N.C
Sharleston
Myrtle Beach
National Weather
Monica Seles
Martina Navratilova
Ivan Lendl
Seles
Novi Sad
Serbia
Miami
United States