Pharmacists fail to warn on dangerous drug interactions study finds
Washington AP reports a magazine study of 245 pharmacies found over half did not warn consumers about risky drug pairings. The work by Georgetown University and seven physician pharmacologists shows many pharmacists missed warnings on Hismanal with Nizoral and Rimactane with oral contraceptives, with warnings varying by city and store type.
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Ford worker kills supervisor then suicides at plant
Police in Plymouth Township, Michigan say Stephen Cox, a Ford Motor Co. cleaner from Ypsilanti, killed security supervisor Donald Jagod at the Climate Control Plant outside Detroit before shooting himself. Jagod, a retired Dearborn officer, had worked at the plant four years. A second guard escaped and notified police. investigators cite no security lapses.
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Activists warn electronics risk leaving poor behind in banking
In Los Angeles, welfare recipients crowd a South Central check cashing outlet on the first of the month while advocates warn that electronic banking threatens to widen the gap for the underserved. Banks face branch closures, yet new rules urge serving low income areas, pushing toward cheaper ATMs and online systems amid concerns about access for those with limited credit or literacy. The Clinton administration backs replacing welfare with electronic benefit transfers by 1999, using card debit at ATMs or for purchases.
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Whitewater aide status edges toward sentencing in Arkansas case
Former Gov. Jim Guy Tucker and James McDougal face sentencing on banking-violation charges in federal court in Little Rock. Susan McDougal is to be sentenced Tuesday. Prosecutors allege a conspiracy to arrange nearly 3 million in fraudulent loans linked to Castle Grande and a federally backed lending company.
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Official resigns in protest to legislation
Washington AP report. Wendell E. Primus, a longtime Democratic staffer and deputy assistant secretary at HHS, resigns in protest after President Clinton signals support for Republican welfare overhaul. Primus, who joined the administration in 1993 after leading the human resources subcommittee staff, says a political appointee must back the administration's policies.
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