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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1996
Page
3
A federal judge approved a $640 million settlement offer from four drug companies for hemophiliacs and survivors who contracted HIV from tainted blood products. Estimated eligible 5000 to 6000 people. The plan also covers family members and others affected by AIDS linked to hemophilia.
Seattle researchers created mice lacking the Ril-beta gene who stay lean despite a high fat diet. The mutants burn extra nutrients as heat via enhanced brown fat, remain about 10 percent lighter with 6 percent body fat, and stay lean on 58 percent fat diets. The effect suggests drug strategies could mimic this resistance in humans.
The Assemblies of God to 2.5 million members urged a boycott of Disney over what it calls a shift from strong moral values. It criticizes Growing Up Gay, Disney Hyperion, Miramax Priest, and warns about Orlando theme park ties to Gay and Lesbian Day. Disney noted no impact from prior boycotts and reports strong demand. The General Presbytery had adopted the anti Disney resolution last August, with the discount card program ending in May.
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