Steinem led group buys Ms. magazine from MacDonald
Gloria Steinem headed an investor group that acquired Ms. magazine from MacDonald Communications Corp for an estimated 3 to 4 million dollars. Liberty Media for Women, backed by about a dozen women investors, will publish the monthly with Marcia Ann Gillespie as editor in chief. Publication had been paused during sale talks.
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University pays fine after aide's death at Emory
Emory University agreed to a 66 400 dollar penalty for safety violations after Elizabeth Griffin a 22 year old researcher at Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center was splashed in the eye by bodily fluids from a laboratory monkey while moving a cage in 1997 She later died Scientists Herpes B virus infection via eye was documented as the first case.
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Senate GOP re elects leaders amid discontent and tax cut pledge
Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott won a new two year term with no opposition and pledged an across the board tax cut when the new Congress convenes. Mitch McConnell was re elected campaign chair over Chuck Hagel 39 to 13. Hagel urged core principles and a strong agenda to avoid becoming a minority party.
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Advocates push to lift ban on embryo research funding
Advocates mobilize to end Congress three year old ban on federal funding for embryo research. They argue NIH support could accelerate cures for spinal cord injuries and Parkinsons disease. Senate appropriations subcommittee hearings launch the debate citing privately funded stem cell progress.
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Hair dye linked cancer risk disputed by large study
A study of over 2000 people found hair dye use does not raise risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, contradicting earlier smaller studies. Lead author Elizabeth Holly of UCSF said results should reassure many American women who color their hair. The work, published in the American Journal of Public Health, notes past animal studies used higher chemical concentrations.
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