Vitamin A during pregnancy reassured by study findings
Washington report says moderate Vitamin A in pregnancy does not raise birth defect risk, per American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Doctors warn excess remains dangerous. best selling multivitamins carry 4000 to 5000 units, advised 1 pill daily, while some pills reach 30,000 units. A 1995 study linked 10000+ units from two to three vitamins to higher birth defect risk.
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American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
Virginia activists arrested on logging road
Two environmental activists, Jason Halbert and Tray Biasielli, were arrested in Virginia after attaching themselves to buried pipes on a logging road in George Washington National Forest. They faced two federal misdemeanors and were held overnight in Roanoke. potential penalties include up to one year in prison.
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George Washington National Forest
Ason Halbert
Tray Biasielli
Roanoke
Forest Service
Halbert
Shenandoah Ecosystems Defense Group
Biasielli
Tey
Fen Phen Hunch Spurs Study On Heart Valve Damage
Technician Pam Ruff noticed two patients on fenfluramine and phentermine with unusual heart valve deformities. Her observations helped spur a MeritCare and Mayo Clinic study linking fen phen to heart and lung damage, prompting FDA warnings and calls for doctor guidance and reporting of valve abnormalities.
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Ms. Ruff
Merit Care Medical Center
MeritCare
Mayo Clinic
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Jack Crary
Bruce Pitts
Pam Ruff
Ruff
Crary
Cosby trial nears end as extortion claim argued
In New York AP report Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Engelmayer said even if Bill Cosby were Autumn Jacksons father there is no father exception for extortion. The 22 year old Jackson and two co defendants pressured Cosby for 40 million dollars through threats, letters, and calls to tabloids.
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Bill Cosby
Autumn
New York
U.S
Paul Engelmayer
Autumn Jackson
Ms. Jackson
Cosby
Burbank
Calif
Engelmayer
Robert Ba
Baum
Autumn Cosby
Shawn Upshaw
West Coast jewelry robbers strike with Colombian ring
A gang of ex Colombian police and soldiers targets West Coast jewelry salesmen in brazen robberies from Los Angeles to Concord. Heists average about 400000 dollars, with a 1.5 million score in February in Concord. Investigators link several dozen robberies over the past year, noting careful surveillance and rapid, armed assaults that flush gems to middlemen.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Santa Clara
Concord
Dan Siri
Colombia
Siri
Santa Clara Marriott
Walter Reese
Tamar Kilijian
Giroux Fine Jewelry Ltd
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Virginia
Arkansas
Jim Guy Tucker
Tucker
Stephen M. Reasoner
Whitewater
James McDougal
McDougal
Susan
Jackson
Bismarck Gardens
Nunemaker-Ross Farms
Lawrence
Kansas
Tampas
Iowa St
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