Surgeon General warns rise of smokeless tobacco endangers youth
Surgeon General Antonio Novello warns of a potential oral cancer epidemic as nearly 20 percent of high school boys used smokeless tobacco in 1991. She criticizes weak laws and calls on Major League Baseball to curb player use while noting the quick cancer risk from smokeless tobacco.
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FDA critiques data on female condom Reality
The FDA says Wisconsin Pharmacal Co. produced unreliable data on the Reality female condom and that it performs better in the lab than in real use. An expert panel advised on whether it should reach the U.S. market, with no set decision date ahead of the Clinton transition. The device showed a 12.2 percent failure rate in U S tests and higher rates in Latin America and among some age groups.
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Curriculum dispute over teaching gay respect in New York schools
New York City Schools Chancellor Joseph Fernandez clashes with Parents over a multicultural curriculum for first graders. He threatens to appoint trustees if the district fails to accept the plan and cites two controversial books on the reading list.
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