Birth Control Tablets Reported From New Research
New York AP report highlights promising prostaglandin based birth control tablets that could be taken once a month. Dr Karim of Makerere University tested tablets in 12 women, inducing normal menses in 11 and confirming pregnancy in eight, with minor side effects and rapid bodily clearance. Researchers see potential for self administration and fewer yearly uses, pending further confirmation.
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Scientiste
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Sultan M. M
Karim
Makerere University
Kampala
Uganda
New York Academy of Sciences
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Expectant Parents Classes Begin at Audrain Center
A six session program for expectant parents starts October 7 at East Central Missouri Mental Health Center. Topics cover pregnancy labor delivery and infant care with sessions on care of the expectant mother exercises intrauterine development labor and delivery baby bath and formula demonstration and a hospital tour. Sponsored by National Foundation Audrain Hospital and Audrain City County Health Unit. Call 581-1382 to enroll.
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Russian Scientist Reveals Handicaps In Soviet Science
London report says Soviet scientists are sidelined by strict limits on inquiry as Dr Zhores Medvedev, a 45 year old geneticist, writes of the Plight of Soviet Science in a smuggled manuscript. He was detained in a mental hospital last May for challenging the government and is currently unemployed.
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Boot Camp Training Aims At Racism
The Army plans a six hour boot camp course to teach black and white soldiers how to live together. The program, already approved for officers and noncommissioned officers, will begin early next year and may become a model for other services. The effort follows Westmoreland's push to curb racial unrest, including incidents in West Germany. A Pentagon study is exploring a mandatory race relations education for all armed forces after a visit to a U S Air Force base in England.
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Frank W. Bender
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Tokyo Promenade Plan Expands Car Free Sundays
Police report the Tokyo 'Promenade' experiment in the Marunouchi district near Emperor Hirohito's palace has been banned for cars on Sundays to encourage pedestrian strolling. Officials call it a holiday promenade with a lunchtime version. the plan locks off a major road from noon to 3 PM for office workers and may spread to other business districts.
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