New Blood Test Spots AIDS in Newborns Early
Boston AP reports a polymerase chain reaction method can detect AIDS infection in newborns within weeks of birth, aiding early AZT treatment. The study at six New York hospitals found PCR identified five of seven infected babies, one of eight with non-specific symptoms, and negative results in nine well infants. The method promises to distinguish truly infected babies from those merely carrying maternal antibodies.
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Martha F. Rogers
U.S
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
Rogers
New York
New England Journal of Medicine
Cody Meissner
New England Medical Center
Samuel L. Katz
Catherine M. Wilfert
Duke University
United States
Africa
Zaire
Robert W. Ryder
Department of Public Health
Kinshasa
Soldier pleads guilty to espionage charges
Fulda West Germany AP A U S serviceman once seen as a model soldier pleaded guilty to espionage charges for giving East Germany secrets on West Germany defense. Peri 21 of Laguna Niguel California changed his plea at a court martial begun in Fulda. He also pleaded guilty to absent without leave and entering a restricted area near the East German border. Prosecution dropped larceny charges after he admitted wrongful appropriation of a portable computer and a military vehicle used during his absence. Peri had been stationed in West Germany since March 1988 as an electronics warfare signal specialist.
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West Germany
U.S
East Germany
Michael A. Penn
Army
Maj
Samuel Taylor
Peri
Laguna Niguel
Calif
Soe
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Mill
U.S. Army Community Center
Taylor
House Ethics Probe Ignites Lukens Case In Congress
House Republicans moved to investigate Rep. Donald Lukens of Ohio after his May conviction for sex with a 16 year old. The action, praised by some as standards enforcement, drew sharp partisan clashes with Democrats over ethics and accountability.
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Donald E. Lukens
Ohio
Lukens
Republican Conference
House
Robert Michel
R-Ill
Congress
Thomas S. Foley
D-Wash
Jim Wright
Texas
Tony Coelho
California
Franklin County
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Democratic Caucus
Steny Hoyer
Maryland
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