Delayed Pap Smear Results Plague North Carolina
North Carolina health officials report a two month average wait for Pap smear results from county health departments. Backlog stems from understaffing at state labs, with a 22 000 test backlog while processing can handle 3 500 slides weekly. Emory urges action, noting vacation and training delays.
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Earl Emory
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Emory
Loyola University Leads Toenail Clippings Study
Loyola's chemistry department asks residents to send toenail clippings for a research project exploring trace elements. Director Carl E. Moore warns against sending samples to other Chicago universities and asks donors to write for a questionnaire to confirm eligibility and gather health data.
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Moore
Loyola
Former Wake jailer testifies in Pleasants bribery case
T Douglas Mills described taking bribes from heroin dealer Leslie Ike Atkinson to ignore prisoners with a woman and to leave a prisoner unattended for days. He testified about confinement in the hole and a dismissed sexual misconduct claim as part of the trial of Sheriff Robert J. Pleasants, with other jailers pledging guilty or immunity.
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Robert J. Pleasants
T. Douglas Mills
Pleasants
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Stephen B. Nimocks
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J.C. High
Tucker
High
Rome D. Norris
Kathy Jones
Joseph B. Cheshire
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