Government cautions expectant parents after glue spray link
A CPSC panel urges prospective parents exposed to four spray adhesives to seek medical or genetic counseling and consider delaying pregnancy. The report notes possible links between Chromosome damage in some adults and their children, but says no immediate risk for currently exposed children and urges further study.
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Washington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Oklahoma City
Spra-Ment
3-M Co
St. Paul
Bor
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Light and dyes slow tumor growth says scientist
Cancer researcher Thomas J. Dougherty reported that ordinary light activating dyes fluorescein and hematoporphyrin can target tumors in mice, slowing growth and causing temporary remissions. He notes selective destruction at the tumor site with no normal tissue uptake, detailing promising but incomplete results at Roswell Park Memorial Institute.
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Chicago
UPI
Thomas J. Dougherty
Dougherty
American Chemical Society
Roswell Park Memorial Institute
Buffalo
N.Y
Roswell Park
British starch plastic could beat immortal trash
British researcher Gerry Griffin of Brunel University, presenting at a convention, outlined a starch-plastic compound that forms a biodegradable plastic decaying a year after burial versus ten years for regular plastic. He noted the material biodegrades more in dumps or compost heaps and that Colerall Ltd. in London is seeking licenses to produce it. The discovery was accidental.
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Chicago
UPI
Gerry JL. Griffin
Brunel University
Uxbridge
Middlesex
Griffin
American Chemical Society
Colerall Ltd
London
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