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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1977
Page
17
The United States plans an additional two million dollars in aid to victims of the cyclone and tidal wave that devastated areas. The move comes from Washington as relief efforts expand to affected communities and tribal areas seeking urgent assistance.
The Agency for International Development announced additional aid for southeastern India. The grants cover emergency shelter construction and purchases of clothing, blankets, medicine, and other essential items.
Blue Cross plans a two year study on high blood pressure at work sites funded with 498000 from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. The program aims to educate detect treat and follow up while testing how to market the model to employers and groups. The work sites and areas are yet to be chosen.
Blue Cross plans a nine month trial to train non medical staff as hypertension specialists. They will screen workplaces for high blood pressure, provide follow up care, and study clinic combinations to improve treatment adherence and reduce costly complications. The program targets 69 plans if successful and cites billions in annual costs from hypertension and lost wages.
Chicago AP reports radiologist Dr. Philip Stanley of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and USC presented the largest study of 31 children and adolescents with hypertension caused by kidney vessel disease. He said 102 percent of all children may be hypertensive with 75 to 80 percent having a secondary cause, most often kidney disease, and that surgical bypass grafts or kidney removal can cure 95 to 100 percent of cases. He urged pediatricians to screen young patients for high blood pressure during exams.
The FDA said cyanide poisoning from Laetrile may have killed some patients rather than their cancer and urged further study. A drug bulletin to about a million doctors notes 17 documented deaths from Laetrile ingredients. The agency has barred interstate sale and distributed 40 000 posters warning of the drug’s dangers.
A panel led by Dr. Alvin Weinberg urges urgent international research into atmospheric carbon dioxide as fossil fuel use rises. The report, prepared for the DOE, warns that unchecked CO2 buildup could threaten food supplies and climate, and calls for computer simulations and worldwide cooperation with results needed by 1985.
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