Sadie the mare survives 200 foot fall and bullet under rescue
Sadie, a 20 year old thoroughbred, fell 200 feet in Olympic National Park then was shot to end her suffering. She survived nearly a month in the wilderness, was tracked by Forest Service, flown home by helicopter, and arrived weighing 800 pounds. Her left eye is blinded, knee swollen, but she is otherwise healthy and to be kept as a family pet.
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Bush Acknowledges Doonesbury Satire Anger Then Laughter
Vice President George Bush recounts his shift from anger to humor over Garry Trudeau’s Doonesbury depictions since 1984. He notes initial irritation at the cartoonist, later accepting the satire after talks with Trudeau and a drink, while reaffirming his political strength and World War II record.
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Atlanta Constitution Today
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Federal study says smoking policies inadequate in workplaces
A federally commissioned report faults federal agencies for weak smoking controls. It says agencies fail to separate smokers from non-smokers, treat smoking as a social issue, and rely on broad measures that expose non-smokers to smoke and invite lawsuits. The Smoking Policy Institute authored the critique and urged stronger, consistent policies.
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Experimental cancer drug aids pneumonia in AIDS patients
Boston physicians report that trimetrexate, an experimental cancer drug, repels pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in AIDS patients without toxic side effects. The study at the National Cancer Institute, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests the therapy may extend several years of high quality life for those afflicted.
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Carmen J. Allegra
National Cancer Institute
New England Journal of Medicine
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Insulin and Oxygen Tied to High Blood Pressure Risk
Researchers at the American Heart Association meeting report two findings. Somers of the University of Iowa says reduced oxygen intake heightens sympathetic nerve activity in people with hypertension, potentially explaining sleep death risk. A separate study links decreased insulin sensitivity to high blood pressure.
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New Orleans
American Heart Association
Vivend Somers
University of Iowa
Somers
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