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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1998

Page

5

Tranquilizers raise accident risk, study finds

London AP reports that taking common anti anxiety drugs like Valium more than doubles the chance of traffic accidents. For those under 45 the risk rises over threefold, per The Lancet. Experts urge warnings to bar driving while on these meds.

London the Lancet Tom MacDonald University of Dundee Scotland

Typhoon Babs Hits Philippines Killing Three

Typhoon Babs swept across central Philippines triggering landslides and evacuations. In Manila the storm led to closures of schools and government offices as President Estrada urged slum residents to relocate. Forecasters expected Manila to be spared a direct hit, passing about 50 miles north by Friday morning.

Manila Philippines Joseph Estrada

Genome map progress speeds toward 2003 completion

U S researchers led by Val Sheffield report the human genome map could be finished by 2003, two years ahead of schedule. Francis Collins announces that 70 percent of work will be done by DOE and NIH agencies with international partners and Wellcome Trust funded groups. A newly published Science map shows 30 181 genes, twice as large and more accurate than prior maps.

Associated Press and Gazette Washington University of Iowa Science U of I Val Sheffield Sheffield National Human Genome Research Project National Institutes of Health Francis Collins National Human Genome Research Institute Department of Energy Sanger Centre Wellcome Trust

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