Senators push national Amber alert system bill
Senators Hutchison Feinstein and Hatch back a national Amber alert network to distribute child abduction alerts. A Judiciary hearing was set with a vote anticipated. New York plans to go statewide, expanding to tollbooth and lottery terminals, with a $25 million grant plan via the Transportation Department.
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Kay Bailey Hutchison
R-Tex
Dianne Feinstein
D-Calif
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Feinstein
Hatch
Hutchison
Sen
Patrick Leahy
D-Vt
Justice Department
Texas
Amber Hagerman
Amber
Department of Transportation
New York
Hillary Rodham Clinton
D-N-Y
Center
Wayne Allard
R-Cole
D-N.y
Tom Harkin
D-lowa
Winter raises hospital and death risk from atrial fibrillation
A study presented at the European Society of Cardiology meeting finds that admissions for atrial fibrillation rise about 25 percent in winter for ages 75 to 84 and nearly 40 percent for 85 and older, with winter deaths also higher. Experts urge warmth, flu shots, and reduced alcohol use.
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Berlin
European Society of Cardiology
United States
Simon Stewart
Stewart
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Adelaide
Australia
Jean-Yves le Heuzey
Pierre and Marie Curie University
Paris
American Heart Assn
English test curtails foreign medical study
A study finds foreign medical graduates seeking U.S. training dropped by 52 percent from 1997 to 2001 after a 1998 English and clinical skills test was added. Costs and travel to Philadelphia deter applicants, with figures showing foreign grads make up about a quarter of the field. Newer data hint at a post 9/11 rebound but long term impact remains.
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United States
Philadelphia
Alex Yadav
American College of International Physicians
Educational Commission
Journal of the American Medical Assn
Gerald Whelan
EPA links diesel exhaust to cancer in broad EPA review
The EPA concludes diesel emissions from large trucks likely cause lung cancer and pose chronic respiratory hazards. It cites animal and occupational studies as strong indicators while acknowledging long term exposure uncertainties. The report supports stricter cleaner fuel truck standards and timelines under the Clean Air Act.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
California
Christie Whitman
White House
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