Styrofoam gets the boot in SSM Health system
SSM Health Care System, among the nation’s largest Catholic sponsors, plans to eliminate plastic containers containing CFCs across all hospitals and facilities in Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, and South Carolina. CEO Mary Jean Ryan says the move reduces pollution and disposal costs while raising purchasing power to replace CFC products.
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Drugs show promise in stopping organ rejection at Stanford
Stanford researcher Dr Randall Morris announced three novel drugs may prevent transplant rejection. Lectins boost the immune system unlike current therapies, with FK-506 and RPM showing greater potency and lower toxicity in animals. Human testing for FK-506 is planned within a year, RPM on primates soon, as studies indicate potential to reduce infections and improve long term survival in organ recipients.
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Harrington Remembered as Crusader for the Poor and Unions
Michael Harrington a leading socialist figure who died of esophageal cancer at 61 was praised as a tireless advocate for the poor and for unions and civil rights His 1963 book The Other America helped shape Johnsons war on poverty and he later published Socialism Past and Future and The Long Distance Runner Scholars and admirers recalled his fiery advocacy and enduring influence he was born in St Louis in 1928 and educated at Holy Cross Yale Law and the University of Chicago
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