ATMs Seen As Safe Fast Banking Option By Banks
Banks see money machines as fast accessible and safer than traditional banking. Studies show ATM thefts are rare, while most issues arise from user error or misplaced trust. Experts urge never sharing a PIN and keeping cards separate from codes to prevent losses.
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Jeff Burnham
Jazette
American Bankers Association
Chuck Hamilton
Merchants National Bank
Cedar Rapids
Don Potter
Hamilton
MNB
Rob Henr
Potter
New non-surgical option helps blocked fallopian tubes
Trans-cervical balloon tuboplasty TBT offers outpatient treatment costing about $2000 to clear blockages near the uterus. In a study of 68 women 94 percent had at least one tube opened and 87 percent both tubes opened, with 37 percent pregnant within a year. FDA approval pending.
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University of Southern California
Los Angeles
Yale-New Haven Medical Center
Connecticut
Mount Sinai Hospital
Chicago
Food and Drug Administration
Drug response varies in ethnic groups study
A USC study in the Psychopharmacology Bulletin shows desipramine metabolized faster in Caucasians than in Asians. In 37 healthy volunteers, peak levels occurred four hours earlier in 19 Caucasians compared with 18 Asians, with faster excretion in Caucasians though not statistically significant.
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Psychopharmacology Bulletin
National Institute of Mental Health
University of Southern California
Los Angeles
Edmond H. Pi
USC
Low fat diet linked to lower cancer risk for women
A National Cancer Institute and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center study of 73 healthy women aged 45 to 69 found that reducing fat intake from about 40 percent to under 20 percent of daily calories lowered estradiol levels, a hormone associated with breast and endometrial cancer risk. Participants cut meat and poultry, chose skim milk, and reduced fats like margarine and butter.
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National Cancer Institute
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle
Oscars nominations highlight Field of Dreams and Dead Poets Society
Field of Dreams and Dead Poets Society lead nominations for best picture in 1989. Field of Dreams also vies for best original score and best adapted screenplay with star Kevin Costner. Other nods include Driving Miss Daisy nine and Born on the Fourth of July eight. Batman receives no noms.
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Gazette Wire Services
Everly Hills
Calif
Iowa
Dead Poets Society
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Kevin Costner
Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox Baseball Player Shoeless Joe Jackson
Shoeless
Joe
Ray Kinsella
Costner
W.P. Kinsella
University of Iowa
Writers Workshop
Wendel Jarvis
Iowa Film Office
Des Moines
Richard Gere
Cedar Rapids
Daisy
Morgan Freeman
Jessica Tandy
Dan Aykroyd
Bruce Beresford
Tom Cruise
Oliver Stone
Academy
Kenneth Branagh
Robin Williams
Freeman
Cruise
Daniel Day-Lewis
Isabelle Adjani
Camille Claudel
Pauline Collins
Shirley Valentine
Jessica Lange
Music Box
Michelle Pfeiffer
Fabulous
Baker Boys
Tandy
Jim Sheridan
Branagh
Amy Madigan
Gaby Hoffman
Dwier Brown
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