NIH bars using tissue from aborted fetuses in genetic research
Health officials say ethical and legal questions prompted a prohibition by the National Institutes of Health on using tissue from intentionally aborted fetuses for genetic research. Dr. Windom directs an outside advisory panel to study the ethical medical and legal implications. The ban does not apply to tissue from miscarriages or stillbirths.
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National Institutes of Health
Robert E. Windom
Department of Health and Human
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Windom
NSA
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Cardiologist explores relaxation to ease hypertension practice
Harvard Medical School professor Dr. Herbert Benson studies relaxation, prayer, and meditation as a method to treat hypertension. He notes the relaxation response calms the body, slows the heartbeat, and may aid healing, while acknowledging questions about external power vs inner processes. He cites monk meditation, Dalai Lama, and patient use of religious phrases as part of therapy.
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Harvard Medical School
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London
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Nuremberg
Jim Jones
Guyana
Coneord
Harvard
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science
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Oat bran rivals drugs for lowering cholesterol cost
University of Maryland researchers report a high fiber diet using two and a half cups of oat bran daily can cut cholesterol by about 16 percent, at roughly 11 cents a day for bran and 57 cents for supervision, versus $2.40 to $3.95 daily for common drugs. Dr. Bruce Kinosian notes many patients might prefer diet changes before medication.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Bruce Kinosian
University of Maryland
Baltimore
Kinosian
Colestipol
Community response lessons from youth suicides CDC report
The CDC notes Bergenfield NJ suicides on March 11 1987 spurred rapid local counseling and a crisis hotline. It urges communities to plan death by own action response plans, warning of contagion effects and urging preventive measures to avoid repeats.
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National
Centers For Disease Control
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CDC
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Health Agency
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Star Trek style heart scanner moves toward reality
Georgia Tech researchers are building a handheld device that doctors can point at patients to read heart and respiration rates. The prototype, about as large as a briefcase, uses microwave transmissions and body motion and may hit the civilian market in about 18 months.
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Doug Robinson
Health Techniques of Georgia Inc
Tye
Georgie Tech
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