Edouard bypasses Caribbean as Fran and Gustav threaten
Hurricane Edouard passes north of the Caribbean reducing risk to the United States while residents face new dangers from storms Fran and Gustav. Forecaster Mike Hopkins notes a parade of storms this season as Humberto Iris Jerry and Edouard form. Edouard is forecast to turn northwest and head north away from Florida and Georgia.
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Mike Hopkins
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Panel urges tighter FDA rules on ephedrine in supplements
An advisory panel pressed for stricter FDA controls on dietary supplements containing ephedrine amid debate over safe levels. No vote was taken, but the group split between zero tolerance and allowing a low dose.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
E. Wayne Askew
FDA
Askew
Farrakhan Denied Libyan Gift Exemption by U.S.
The Treasury Department refused Louis Farrakhan's request to exempt Libya sanctions to accept a promised 1 billion dollar gift from Muammar Gaddafi. OFAC said Libya remains a terrorist ally and that the donation would violate U.S. policy. Farrakhan had planned to receive a 250000 dollar humanitarian award in Libya, a gift also barred.
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Washington
Nation of Islam
Louis Farrakhan
Libya
U.S
Farrakhan
Treasury Department
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Muammar Gaddafi
Chicago
United States
Gad
OFAC
R. Richard Newcomb
Pentagon confirms knowledge of Iraq chemicals from 1991 report
The Defense Department released a formerly classified 1991 report showing U S officials knew chemical weapons were stored at the Kamisiyah ammunition dump just before U S forces blew it up at the war’s end. Critics question delays and disclosure to Congress.
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Chicago Tribune
Washington
Defense Department
U.S
Pentagon
Navy
Michael Doubleday
Clinton
Doubleday
James Tuite
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
Lane Evans
D-Ill
House National Security Committee
Evans
Kamisiyah
Gene therapy shrinks lung tumors in small study
Researchers inject p53 gene into advanced lung cancer tumors. One patient shows tumor destruction, two show shrinkage, and three have halted growth. All nine patients died later from metastasis. study suggests safety and potential across cancers. Dr. Roth led UT MD Anderson work. commentary by Dr. Minna notes excitement and potential for colon and breast cancers.
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New York
Jack Roth
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Roth
Nature Medicine
John Minna
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas
Virus infection linked to higher angioplasty failure risk
A New England Journal of Medicine study ties CMV infection to a fivefold increase in angioplasty failure. Researchers note CMV and other infections like Chlamydia pneumoniae and Helicobacter pylori may contribute to atherosclerosis, suggesting new avenues to combat heart disease.
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Boston
New England Journal of Medicine
F. Javier Nieto
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
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