Vitamin retailer to pay 2.4 million in FTC settlement
General Nutrition Inc agrees to a 2.4 million fine over unsubstantiated weight loss and health claims for more than 40 supplements. The settlement bars future violations of prior FTC orders from 1970 and 1989 and requires substantiation for claims about slowing hair loss.
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Navy pilot dies as F A 18 crashes off USS Saratoga
Lt. Scott C. Bubeck, 30, of Belmond Iowa, was killed when his F A 18 crashed after takeoff from the USS Saratoga during NATO air operations over Bosnia. The body was recovered on the Adriatic Sea. officials say he likely ejected.
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Gene for internal body clock found in mice
Researchers led by Joseph Takahashi at Northwestern University identify a single mutation on chromosome 5 in mice that governs circadian rhythms and wake sleep cycles. The finding may lead to drugs for jet lag night shift sleep disorders and narcolepsy. Science publication details unnamed.
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AIDS Threatens Child Survival in Developing Countries
The Census Bureau warns AIDS could reverse decades of gains in child survival. Life expectancy could drop by 9 to 25 years in the hardest hit countries, with up to 121 million lives at risk by 2020. Behavior change is needed to alter this trajectory.
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Justices Question Florida Clinic Buffer Zone Case
The Supreme Court questioned a Florida abortion clinic buffer zone order as a free speech issue. Justices weighed if restricting protests within 36 feet of clinic entrances and 300 feet of staff homes violates the First Amendment. The court plans a written ruling by late June.
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Quayle hints at return to national politics in book
Former vice president Dan Quayle hints at a 1996 presidential bid in a forthcoming HarperCollins memoir. In Standing Firm he criticizes Bush administration figures including Jim Baker and Robert Teeter while leaving George H. W. Bush unscathed. Kemp is also profiled with critical lines about White House meetings.
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