Scientist Says Bats Are Benefit To Man
Merlin D. Tuttle, zoologist and Bat Conservation International founder, argues bats are clean, valuable and harmless, countering myths that paint them as evil. He notes bat populations are declining in Australia and that in the United States several species are endangered, but rabies risk is overstated and bats are vital to ecosystems.
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Washington
Merlin D. Tuttle
Tuttle
University of Texas At Austin
U.S
Smokeless Tobacco Ban Not Possible Says Hatch
Senate sponsor Sen. Orrin Hatch says a total ban on snuff and chewing tobacco cannot be imposed now but a surgeon general report may push people to avoid them. He notes warnings already require labels and bans on TV advertising, while the report links risks to cancer and addiction.
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Hatch
Washington
Senate
Surgeon General
Orrin G. Hatch
Utah
Gous
Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee
Congress
AIDS virus may trigger immune cell death via lymphotoxin
A Yale professor reports that the AIDS virus may cause immune cells to produce excess lymphotoxin, which then kills those cells. The theory, praised as worthy of study but unproven, notes the potential to alter approaches to AIDS treatment amid rising US cases and deaths.
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Iya Bankers Trustikka
Daytona Beach
Fla
Nancy Ruddle
Yale University School of Medicine
Ruddle
American Cancer Society
United States
Frank Rauscher Jr
Cancer Society
Samuel Broder
National Cancer Institute
Court Blocks Policy Allowing AIDS Victims In N J Schools
An appeals court in New Jersey overturned state Education Department guidelines that let AIDS victims attend public schools. The Plainfield and Washington Borough suit challenged the commissioner's authority to set policy, prompting debates over social isolation risks for infected children.
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Newark
N.J
Deborah Rizzi
United Hospitals Medical Center
New Jersey
Education Department
Appellate Division of Superior Court
Trenton
Plainfield
Washington Borough
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