New quick test flags early Alzheimer's with four quizzes
A four quiz word and picture test shows about 90 percent accuracy identifying early Alzheimer's in a study of 120 people. The test, lasting under 8 minutes, measures memory recall, recognition, problem solving, and naming ability and could aid earlier diagnosis though researchers caution further testing with larger samples.
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Senate OKs 214 Billion Roads Bill To Expand Transport
The Senate approved a 214 billion measure to upgrade highways and mass transit, aim to create tens of thousands of jobs and curb drunken driving. The 860 page bill, passed 96 to 4, moves to the House, with targets to complete before May 1 and funding through 2003.
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Cheops Pyramid To Close Eight Months For Repairs
Cairo Egypt AP Cheops the largest pyramid at Giza will shut for eight months starting April 1 for crack repairs graffiti cleaning and humidity removal from visitor breath. Zahi Hawass says a new ventilation system will be installed with French help and favors banning future inside entry to protect antiquities.
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OSHA to require bathroom access for workers this spring
OSHA will issue its first explicit directive mandating bathroom access, addressing a long standing workplace dignity issue. The rule will apply across sectors, with employers required to provide adequate facilities. Minnesota previously protected workers’ bathroom rights, with a 1988 state law.
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Group Sees No Clear Gain From Single-Sex Classrooms
The AAUW says there is no conclusive evidence that separating girls from boys improves academics in public schools. Most research covers private, Catholic, or foreign schools, not U.S. public campuses, urging more study and better teacher training.
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American Association of University Women
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Virginia
Maggie Ford
Church fights over gay rite test case in Nebraska
The Rev. Jimmy Creech, 53, testified that he performed a lesbian unity ceremony to serve a couple's spiritual needs. He pleaded innocent to unsanctioned liturgy and defying United Methodist rules. The trial before a church jury could sway the church policy on homosexual ceremonies.
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Jimmy Creech
United Methodist Church
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First United Methodist Church
Omaha
Loren Ekdahl
Lincoln
New Cancer Cases Rate Declines for First Time
Washington AP: The U S rate of new cancer cases among Americans fell for the first time from 1992 through 1995, by 2.7 percent yearly, with about 70 000 fewer diagnoses than expected, while deaths fell 4 5 percent between 1990 and 1995. Black men and Asian women lagged gains. melanoma and other cancers rose in some groups.
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National Cancer Institute
Richard Klausner
American Cancer Society
Klausner
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Pacific Islands
Controversial salt study questions low-sodium diet health
The Lancet report led by Dr. Michael Alderman argues that very low salt intake may raise death risk, urging reconsideration of government salt guidelines. Analyzed 11,346 Americans from the 1970s NHANES, with 3,923 deaths by 1992, finding higher salt intake linked to lower mortality. critics cite data flaws and questioning causality.
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Albert Einstein School of Medicine
New York
American Society of Hypertension
U.S
Lancet
Alderman
Paul Elliott
London
Imperial College
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