Panel urges weight loss industry to disclose results
An Institute of Medicine panel found weight loss spending exceeds 33 billion yearly and urged programs from Jenny Craig to diet guides to publish true effectiveness data. They call for consumer profiles, long term outcomes, medical supervision where needed, and clearer guidance to help dieters choose appropriate programs.
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Amer- Wess
Jenny Craig
Arthur Frank
George Washington University
Institute of Medicine
Frank
Brian Luscomb
Dog used as drug carrier foiled smuggling plot
In New York Customs found 10 cocaine filled condoms sewn into a sheepdog arriving from Colombia. An X-ray followed suspicion about the emaciated animal. After cocaine removal the dog improved and may be adopted. John Eriksoa, 22, of Paterson, N.J., was arrested on drug charges when claiming the dog at Kennedy Airport.
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Colombia
Customs Service
Steven Weinstein
Kennedy Airport
John Eriksoa
Paterson
N.J
Diplomats urge delay of atomic bomb stamp
The State Department urged the Postal Service to reconsider a September stamp depicting the August 1945 atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Officials cited Japanese sensitivities and moral objections, while the Postal Service defended the stamp as a watershed event. Veterans groups urged a more meaningful design.
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State Department
U.S. Postal Service
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Postal Service
Christine Shelly
Department
White House
Robin Wright
Wright
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bill Smith
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