Biochemist Claims Skoal Highly Carcinogenic in Suit
Ada case alleges U S Tobacco snuff products include extreme nitrosamine levels. Dietrich Hoffmann testified in Betty Ann Marsee's $147 million suit that Skoal Copenhagen and others had cancer-causing nitrosamines far above federal guidance. Evidence cites nicotine's role, with Gupta linking smokeless tobacco to oral cancer.
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George Braly
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Depression More Common Among Young Adults Says Study
Philadelphia AP reports that depression affects 11 to 12 percent of Americans, with women aged 18 to 44 most at risk. Studies across five U.S. communities show risk rises with marital discord and family history, while education income and race show no link. A separate Maryland study uses infant photographs to suggest premature birth may influence later mood.
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Myrna Weissman
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Experts Debate Alien Signal Scan Across Century
In Philadelphia at the AAAS meeting, Jill Tarter of UC Berkeley described an ambitious project to scan the heavens for alien signals through the century’s end. She warned that even if signals are heard, humans may struggle to understand them, marking initial steps in a grand microwave exploration of possible artificial signals.
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Jill Tarter
University of California, Berkeley
American Association For the Advancement of Science
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KC Girl Dies Of Wounds In Mother's Shooting
Gina Wroten seven died after her mother Regina Wraten 27 shot her at their Kansas City home on May 15. Gina called 911 and said she would die while her mother died hours later. Police seek motive. family offers little explanation. Gina was a first grader at D M Pinkerton School with classmates sending cards to the hospital.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Regina R. Wraten
Gina
Wroten
John Oyler
Robert Wroten
D.M. Pinkerton School
Marie Grant
Ms. Grant
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