Rural drug and alcohol abuse draws GAO notice
GAO report finds rural arrest rates for drugs and alcohol match city levels and inmates show high substance abuse. Study notes treatment is overwhelmed and urban funding bias persists, urging rural states to pool resources and expand programs.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
GAO
Kent Conrad
D-N.d
New York
Arkansas
Iowa
Montana
North Dakota
Congress
Dale Bumpers
D-Ark
Golf fans under investigation for playing as floods batter Korea
About 200 golf enthusiasts are under probe after staying on links during severe floods in South Korea. Secret checks at 15 Seoul area courses found the list drawn from roughly 1,000 signins. The issue sparked by flood damage and social responsibility concerns in Roh Tae woo’s government era.
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Seoul
South Korea
Joongang Daily News
Korea
Roh Tae-woo
Gene therapy advance targets cystic fibrosis CFTR gene
Researchers at the University of Iowa and partners describe inserting the CFTR gene into cells using a vaccinia virus to restore chloride channel function. They note this is a first step toward gene therapy, with significant challenges remaining before animal or human tests, while acknowledging the broader discovery of CFTR and ongoing research in Toronto and Michigan.
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Devra Rich
Welsh
Iowa
Genzyme Corp
Framingham
Mass
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston
University of Toronto
University of Michigan
Nature
Michigan
Cell
Cystic Fibrosis Research Led by UI Faculty
A team led by Dr. Michael Welsh of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and University of Iowa has studied cystic fibrosis since 1984. They report that CF blocks fluid passage in airway linings, causing dehydrated sticky secretions, due to faulty chloride channels. Enzymes cAMP dependent protein kinase and protein kinase C influence these channels and airway secretions.
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Lyle Muller
Johnson County
Iowa City
Michael Welsh
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
University of Iowa
Cardinal Detoxes play sparks archdiocese lease dispute
The Archdiocese of New York seeks removal of The Cardinal Detoxes from RAPP Theater Company space arguing the show violates lease directives on religious and ethical standards. theater head Jeffrey Cohen vows to perform again despite the threat of eviction, inviting Cardinal John O'Connor to view the production.
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New York
Catholic Archdiocese of
John O’connor
Jeffrey Cohen
Rapp Arts Center
Rapp Theater Company
Archdiocese of New York
Manhattan
Lower East Side
Rapp
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