Navy FA-18 fighter flaws hidden from Defense brass
Defense Secretary Cohen backed the FA-18 E and F as essential and affordable. Navy and Boeing testers later found a wing drop problem at high subsonic speeds tied to wing notches and cockpit fin panels. The issue, detected March 1996, risks lift loss and required fixes that could erode range and radar evasion.
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William Cohen
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Congress
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Computer aided Pap tests fail to beat human eyes
A Pentagon study at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology found the PAPNET computer system detected only six abnormal slides among 5,478 Pap smears read normal by technicians. Experts found none pre cancerous. Cost per slide was about $3 by technicians and $9.38 with PAPNET. the study appears in JAMA.
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Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Washington
Army
Navy
Air Force
Papnet
Journal of the American Medical Assn
Minnesota suit opens as jurors questioned in tobacco case
Jury selection began in Ramsey County for Minnesota and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota seeking 1.75 billion in medical costs from cigarette makers. Attorneys sparred over links between alleged industry conduct and state losses as Mississippi Florida and Texas have reached larger deals. A national settlement looms, but its impact on Minnesota remains unclear.
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Ramsey County
Kenneth Fitzpatrick
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
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Philip Morris
Greg Little
Cole
Mississippi
Florida
Texas
EPA warned about promoting specific products.
An inspector general audit found EPA promotional mail to 2,300 managed care groups encouraged switching patients to an ozone friendly asthma inhaler from 3M and Schering-Plough. The letter drew criticism for promoting a product rather than general safety guidance, though no policy violation was found. The report urges caution to avoid industry perception issues in future notices.
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Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA
Air and Radiation Division
3M of
Minnesota
Schering-Plough Corp
New Jersey
Congress
Nikki Tinsley
Fred Hansen
Tinsley
Stratospheric Protection Division
Food and Drug Administration
Schering- Plough
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