FAA pushes for more air safety inspectors amid crash surge
Amid a rash of airline crashes, the FAA seeks at least 150 additional inspectors after congressional criticism of safety monitoring. The House approved 200 inspectors and 100 clerical staff, aiming to boost enforcement to 1,000 to 1,100 within two years for airlines with 30 or more seats.
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Norman Mineta
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House Aviation Subcommittee
Mineta
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Ed O’hara
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Delta Airlines
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Japan Airlines
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Passive smoking doubles cancer risk for non smokers
A American Cancer Society study reported in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found that living with a smoker can double a non smoker's risk of lung cancer. Among 134 non smoking women with smoking husbands the risk rose with cigarette count, reaching more than double for homes with over 20 cigarettes daily.
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Cocaine link found to spontaneous abortion and newborn calm
Boston report details Northwestern Memorial Hospital findings that heavy cocaine use during pregnancy raises risk of spontaneous abortion and creates emotionally unstable newborns. Researchers Ira J. Chasnoff and Lester Grinspoon emphasize warnings to expectant women and plan to continue following infants past infancy.
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Danilel Q. Haney
Boston
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago
Lester Grinspoon
Harvard Medical School
Ira J. Chasnoff
Chasnoff
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