Woodward opposes televised court trials in UK debate
Louise Woodward, the former au pair convicted of killing an American baby, made a rare public appearance in Edinburgh to oppose live TV in British courts. With lawyer Barry Scheck, she argued television turned her trial into a soap opera and noted the lasting, painful legacy while autographs drew fans.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Louise Woodward
Barry Scheck
O.3
Simpson
Implants Beat Surgery for Prostate Cancer Long-Term
An AP report notes brachytherapy using radioactive seeds in the prostate can match surgery and outperform external beam radiation for long-term control. A Northwest Hospital Seattle study of 152 men shows 64 percent disease-free at ten years, with low PSA. Only three died of cancer.
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Atlanta
Northwest Hospital
Seattle
Medicare glitch threatens seniors savings at risk this winter
Washington CAP senior citizens face up to 570 million dollars in delayed Medicare savings as government computer fixes stall. The accounting error has left elderly and disabled beneficiaries paying about half of outpatient costs, instead of 20 percent, prompting bipartisan action to shift more outpatient bills to Medicare starting in 1999.
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Washington
Medicare
Congress
Clinton Administration
Sobriety checkpoints show cost effective reduce crashes
A Rutgers study reports sobriety checkpoint programs cut alcohol related crashes about 15 percent in a 100000 driver community using 156 checkpoints yearly. The program costs about 1 million annually but saves about 7.9 million in medical, transport and damage costs, with 3.1 million saved from deaths and 4.5 million from injuries.
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Washington
Journal of Studies On Alcohol
Rutgers University
North Korea Tests Long Range Missile Over Japan
U S officials call North Korea's Taepo Dong 1 launch a dangerous regional provocation. The two stage rocket reportedly traversed Japan airspace and landed in the Pacific after crossing northeast Japan, heightening tensions with South Korea and Japan and prompting renewed calls for missile nonproliferation efforts.
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Washington
North Korea
Japan
Pacific Ocean
U.S
Madeleine Albright
New York
Sarajevo
State Department
Lee McClenny
United States
Asia
South Korea
Lights Out for Mr. Toad at Disney World Ride Closing
A yearlong campaign to save Mr. Toad's Wild Ride at Walt Disney World failed as reports indicate the ride will close on September 4 and be replaced by a Winnie the Pooh attraction. Disney officials declined comment while fans and supporters urged action and circulated petitions and messages to executives.
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Lake Buena Vista
Fla
Mickey
Mr. Toad
Disney
Toad
Walt Disney World
Jef Mosket
Miami
al Weiss
Weiss
Kenneth Grahame
J. Thaddeus Toad
Hell
Florida
Masket
Savetoad
Magic Kingdom
Study finds UVA rays bypass most sunscreens
Washington AP scientists report UVA solar radiation ages skin by converting urocanic acid to an oxygen radical that degrades collagen and elastin. The study links UVA to aging and urges sunscreens to block both UVA and UVB, noting zinc oxide offers some protection in transparency.
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Washington
John D. Simon
Duke University
National Academy of Sciences
Simon
Janna P Wehrle
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Wehrle
National Institutes of Health
FDA approves kids diarrhea vaccine to curb rotavirus
The FDA approves the first vaccine against rotavirus, the leading cause of childhood diarrhea. Wyeth-Ayerst projects wide use to prevent illness and hospitalizations, with three doses at 2, 4, and 6 months and a $38 price in the United States.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
RotaShield
Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories
National Institutes of Health
U.S
Wyeth
United States
Britons mark Diana death anniversary across UK
London crowds leave flowers notes and hymns as Britons mark Princess Diana's first death anniversary. Prince William and Prince Harry, tracing their mother's memory, attend private services with Prince Charles and Queen Elizabeth II. At Althorp, Diana’s brother and sisters plan a silent woodland service. Westminster Cathedral hosts a requiem Mass while Harrods fills with condolence books for Mohamed Al Fayed.
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London
Diana
Prince William
Prince Harry
Balmoral Castle
Scotland
Prince Charles
Elizabeth II
William
Harry
Paris
Maureen Poole
Kensington
Charles
Harrods
Mohamed al Fayed
Dodi
Henri Paul
al Fayed
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