Risks to heart told by doctors and critics
Doctors challenge the view that modern life stresses drive heart disease as the primary cause. Rosenman and Friedman emphasize Type A behavior and linked factors like aggression and haste, while Ross and Stamler defend diet and smoking as major risks. A five year study found drugs reducing blood fats failed to improve survival in 8 341 patients.
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Marco Island
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UPT
Ray H. Rosenman
Meyer Friedman
American Heart Association
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Friedman
Richard S. Ross
Johns Hopkins Medical School Cardiovascular Division
Baltimore
Jeremiah Stamler
Department of Community Health
Northwestern University Medical School
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Caution urged on rapid building of nuclear plants by Nobel laureates
Nobel chemistry winner Harold Urey and Nobel physicist Hannes Alfven urged slower development of nuclear power at a Los Angeles news conference. They warned rapid plant construction risks for future generations as Ford pushes 200 plants in the next decade amid 53 existing facilities.
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United States
Harold C. Urey
Los Angeles
California Committee For Nuclear Safeguards
Urey
Hannes Alfven
University of California At San Diego
Alfven
Ford
Link Found Between Childhood X Ray Treatment and Adult Thyroid Cancer
In Chicago researchers reviewing 100 patients irradiated in childhood to head and neck areas report a 7 percent adult thyroid cancer rate. Of those examined, 26 showed thyroid abnormalities, 18 recommended surgery, seven confirmed cancer, and eight had benign growths.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Michael Reese Medical Center
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