Smallpox in a Box Tests New Defense Strategies
AP reports computer simulations by CDC Yale MIT and Los Alamos suggest vaccination and quarantine can curb a smallpox outbreak. Models show rapid mass or targeted vaccination plus public communication could limit cases to a few thousand or fewer, depending on timing and adherence.
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Protestants urge restraint after Belfast killing funeral
Mourners at a rural Presbyterian church outside Londonderry bury David Caldwell, 51, a construction worker killed by a booby trap bomb linked to IRA dissidents. Protestants vow retaliation, but leaders plead no revenge as peace feels fragile after 1969–present violence has claimed thousands.
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David Caldwell
Water births questioned after four near drownings in New Zealand
In the August Pediatrics report New Zealand doctors describe four babies who nearly drowned during water births. The article notes rare complications and calls for more safety data before routine use, with experts citing oxygen risk if babies inhale in immersion.
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Ruth Gilbert
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Explosives Found Buried Near Athens Stadium
Anti-terrorist police uncovered a small quantity of explosives Sunday buried in a pit near a landmark marble stadium outside Athens. The horseshoe-shaped venue, a major tourist site and the 1896 birthplace of the modern Olympics, was to be used in the 2004 Games as part of efforts to derail the November 17 terrorist group.
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