AIDS fears prompt Arab states actions across region
Arabs wake to AIDS risk as governments from Iraq to Saudi Arabia push controls. Iraq requires AIDS free certificates for entrants and seeks medical testing, while Kuwait UAE Qatar and others deport suspected carriers. WHO reports 46,700 cases in 100 countries with Asia and Latin America seeing spread and Arab cases remain few but tied to transfusions and expatriate workers.
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Three hospital workers contract AIDS virus via skin exposure
Three hospital workers, all women, developed AIDS after their shins or skin were briefly exposed to the blood of AIDS patients. The CDC urged continued precautions like gloves and masks, noting mouth exposure could also transmit the virus. Details to be published in the CDC report.
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Study on negligible risk pesticide traces in foods
National Academy of Sciences urges a uniform negligible risk standard for all pesticides across raw and processed foods to curb cancer risk. The report to EPA highlights Delaney Clause tensions, regulatory gaps, and cases where processing concentrates residues, urging tighter, consistent limits.
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Ray Thornton
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