Government rewrites cancer warning for mammography
Washington reports the National Cancer Institute will revise the informed consent form for mammography. The changes respond to Ralph Nader's Health Research Group criticisms about risks to women under 50 and include details on radiation exposure levels and indications for under 50 patients.
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Health Research Group
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Theodore Cooper
Health, Education and Welfare
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Viking findings spark life on Mars speculation
Scientists ponder whether Mars hosts life or left only chemical traces after three months of Viking data. Harold Klein noted the results do not prove nor disprove life, while Carl Sagan outlined oasis, cannibal microbes, and hard shelled bugs as plausible scenarios.
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UPI
Mars
America
Viking Mars
Red Planet
Earth
Harold Klein
Viking
Carl Sagan
Cornell University
Sagan
Martian
New gonorrhea strain may push treatment costs higher
CDC officials warn a penicillin resistant gonorrhea strain identified in 11 states and several nations could raise costs for treatment from 50 cents a shot to 3 5 dollars or up to 10 dollars for other antibiotics. Spectinomycin remains effective but resistance risk remains.
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UPI
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CDC
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Inoe
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Virginia
Florida
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Utah
Hawaii
Iowa
United Nations condemns South Africa with ten resolutions
The General Assembly approved ten resolutions condemning the apartheid regime in South Africa and urging arms, trade, and sports embargoes. The vote reached 108 to 11 with 22 abstentions, while the United States opposed five declarations and abstained on three. The measures were backed by a broad majority, reflecting extensive criticism by black African and Third World nations.
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NEA Seeks Strong Voice in Carter Education Policy
The National Education Association led by John Ryer says teachers will press for a Carter administration and Congress to create a separate education cabinet, boost federal school funding, and grant collective bargaining rights. NEA backed Carter in a historic first and reports high candidate success.
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UPI
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Soviet weapons carry toxic gas says former CIA official
Washington reports that Daniel O. Graham, former DIA chief, states that a large portion of Soviet weapons in Eastern Europe carried poison gas. He cites mustard gas and a nerve agent called V gas as stockpiled by the Warsaw Pact, with antidotes available but not widely supplied to NATO forces.
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