Zinc: Too good to be true for macular degeneration
A study on zinc and macular degeneration notes that zinc may slow vision loss and reduce abnormal blood vessel growth in some patients. Researchers caution the results are preliminary, with plans for larger trials and skepticism about the strong claims. The piece cites Dr. Frederick Ferris and Dr. Stuart Fine and discusses zinc as a potential dietary aid.
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United States
Frederick Ferris
National Eye Institute
Bethesda
Stuart Fine
Johns Hopkins University
John Weller
Eye Research Institute
Boston
Newsome
Ferris
GTE Spacenet III Reaches Geosynchronous Orbit
An American communications satellite, GTEs Spacenet III, has entered a geosynchronous orbit 22 300 miles above the equator. Launched last week by a French rocket, it provides a nationwide link across all 50 states and serves clients including The Associated Press and TV groups ABC CBS CNN and Gannett.
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Washington
GTE
Spacenet III
United States
Associated Press
ABC
CBS
CNN
Gannett
Ethics in global community colloquium at Iowa City
The Iowa colloquium on Professional Ethics in the Global Community will be held April 8–9 at the Boyd Law Building University of Iowa. Dorothy Paul says the event seeks a global ethical perspective with sessions on art agriculture business medicine journalism philosophy. Attendees can hear speakers Stephen Lewis Langdon Winner Karen Lebacqz Ali Mazrui Marcus Raskin and others with breakout topics and registration details available.
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Iowa City
Boyd Law Building
University of Iowa
Dorothy Paul
Iowa
United Nations Association
Richard H. Stanley
Stanley Consultants, Inc
HON Industries, Inc
Muscatine
Stanley Foundation
Stephen Lewis
Canada
U.N
Troy
N.Y
Karen Lebacqz
Pacific School of Religion
University of California, Berkeley
Ali A. Mazrui
University of Michigan
Marcus G. Raskin
Institute For Policy Studies
Washington, D.C
E. Market St
Portland
Palisades
Lake Oswego
Will Blackstock
Cashing out: executives and others seek values over work
The piece surveys how executives like Bill Misenhimer and couples like Will and Linda Blackstock reinvent careers to gain meaning and lower stress. It contrasts formal resignations with flexible role adjustments and local relocation as routes to stability and purpose.
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Jim
Tammy
Jimmy Swaggart
Bill Misenhimer
Take Will
Linda Blackstock
California
Orange County
Pacific Palisades
Palisades
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Catherine
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Lindale Mall
Cedar Rapids
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Rensselaer Polytechnic
Classic
Xerox Corp
Misenhimer
Xerox
Aids Project L.A
Aids Project
Slumberland
Claude Gable
Vesa
Collins Road
Marion
Blackhawk Village
Cedar Falls
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