New Castle Diet and Cancer Link Discussed
The New Castle item notes a shift in medical education toward diet and illness. Dr Clifford Grobstein of NAS and its Diet Nutrition and Cancer committee argues evidence links food to cancer risk and that dietary control may prevent diet sensitive cancers, akin to smoking prevention.
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NEW Castle News
Clifford Grobstein
National Academy of Sciences’ Committee On Diet, Nutrition and Cancer
Lawrence County
City Rescue Mission
Salvation Army
Diet and cancer risk urges cautious public guidance
A NAS committee advises reducing fat intake and salt cured foods while boosting citrus fruits and green yellow vegetables to cut some cancer risks. Grobstein supports individualized dietary advice as data remains incomplete. The piece recalls Linus Pauling’s vitamin C debate and urges spreading the message that cancer risk can be influenced by personal decisions and public health measures.
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National Academy of Sciences
Grobstein
Internal Medicine News
Linus Pauling
Officials debate synthetic fuel testing cutback
Officials in coal rich Kentucky warn that federal support is needed to sustain a nascent synthetic fuels industry after two major projects, Ashland Oil and W R Grace, scrapped or scaled back due to high capital costs and a $3 billion federal cap. The Synthetic Fuel Corp disputes the blame, citing overambitious company plans and argues the cap serves taxpayers.
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Kentucky
Congress
Reagan
United States
Middle East
Energy Security Act
Synthetic Fuels Corp
United States Energy
Synthetic Fuel Corp
Ashland Oil
Breckinridge County
Dan Lacy
W.R. Grace & Co
Baskett
Ashland
John R. Hall
Wendell Ford
D-Ky
Ford
Bill Rattican
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David Drake
Kentucky Export Resource Authority
John Y
Rattican
Lottery Officials Urge Early Purchases For High Jackpot
Harrisburg UPI reports Pennsylvania Lotto players are urged to buy tickets early to avoid long lines as the annuity value rises to at least 6 million dollars. Lottery Director Lynn Nelson noted a record 3.8 million Lotto and Daily Number tickets sold last Friday.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Pennsylvania
Lynn Nelson
Closing DER laboratory sparks GOP call ill conceived
Harrisburg UPI reports Allegheny County lawmakers denounce the Department of Environmental Resources plan to close the Pittsburgh surfacing mining lab as ill conceived citing high unemployment and 150 potential job losses. They accuse delays in sample shipping of undermining tests and triggering lawsuits.
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Department of Environmental Resources
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Thomas Petrone
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Petrone
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