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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 09, 2000

Page

3

Elderly questioned on when to quit cancer screening

Washington based report notes guidelines rarely address when to stop routine cancer tests. Dartmouth researchers find life saved by screening declines after age 75 due to harms and anxiety, with quit points at 75 to 80 costing days of life saved.

Washington William C. Black Dartmouth Medical School Black

New blood thinner shows promise in early tests

A new class of blood thinner reduces leg clots after knee or hip replacement with half the clot rate of heparin in a preliminary study. Researchers say results are encouraging but safety and effectiveness remain uncertain. the study was funded by AstraZeneca and presented at a Portugal conference.

London Portugal AstraZeneca

Food makers bet Americans still crave fat rich snacks

At the supermarket show Kraft Foods and Sara Lee roll out high fat items like Calzone Creations with up to 12 grams saturated fat and a cheesecake snack bar. Nestle also offers Power Bar with added fat while Consumer concern over fat declines though obesity rises, experts say.

Chicago Sara Lee Corp Kraft Foods Oscar Meyer Dean Foods Nestle Glen Murphy Mississauga Ontario

On This Day in History May 9 Highlights

Key events on May 9 include Christopher Columbus leaving Cadiz in 1902 for his final voyage, Byrd and Bennett flying over the North Pole in 1926, Italy annexing Ethiopia in 1936, and Enovid birth control approval in 1960. The day also saw Minow's wasteland remark in 1961, Nixon impeachment hearings beginning in 1974, Aldo Moro’s body found in 1978, Mandela named South Africa’s first black president in 1994, and Cuba boat people repatriation in 1995.

Christopher Columbus Cadiz Spain Richard Byrd Floyd Bennett North Pole Italy Ethiopia U.S Food and Drug Administration Federal Communications Commission Newton N. Minow National Association of Broadcasters House Judiciary Committee Nixon Aldo Moro Red Brigade Rome South Africa Neilson Mandela United States

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