Computers aid health fight with lab and heart tests
The computer age moves into medicine as Cytoscreener scans sputum and Pap smears at high speed to key early cancer detection, while Data Display Systems markets Omnicardiogram based ECG analysis to spot heart attack risk years ahead. The $3.5 billion clinical labs market grows about 15 percent yearly as labs push faster, cheaper screening through computerized analysis.
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UPI
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Nuclear Research Associates, Inc
New Hyde Park
N.Y
New York City
Department of Health
George N. Papanicolaou
Data Display Systems, Inc
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Foresters seek DDT substitute to control the pine shoot moth
Foresters in Oregon and Washington seek a DDT replacement to curb European pine shoot moths after the ban. At Western Washington Experiment Station, 250000 shoots with 30000 female pupae were collected to extract a sex attractant used as bait to trap males. Oregon and Washington pursue pheromone-based controls while trees are still infested.
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Puyallup, Wash
UPI
Oregon
Washington
Western Washington
Puyallup
Seattle
Vacouver Island
B.C
Spokane
Wash
Dave McComb
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French curator preserves Angkor ruins amid war
Bernard-Philippe Groslier, director of Conservation dAngkor since 1960, continues risky restoration work in enemy-held areas to shield the Angkor Wat complex. He leads 500 workers, crosses through danger to rebuild sections including Angkor Wat gallery, Baphuon, and Terrace of the Leper King while Cambodian officials and locals weigh trust and suspicion in wartime.
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Angkor
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Bernard-Philippe Groslier
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Servation d’Angkor
Siemreap
France
Tan Kimhuon
National Committee For the Protection of
Angkor Wat
Lepe
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