Bishops Back Disciplining and Debating U S Poor Policy
Washington AP The nation's Roman Catholic bishops move from internal controversy to a final vote on a major economic statement urging stronger action to aid the unemployed and the poor. They defend Vatican discipline of liberal Archbishop Hunthausen while facing criticism from conservatives and lay Catholic groups.
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America
Reagan
Walter Mondale
Treasury
William
Hunthausen
Vatican
James Malone
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Malone
United States
Holy Father
First Effective Alzheimer's Treatment Reported in Boston
Dr William Summers reports in the New England Journal of Medicine that 16 of 17 Alzheimer's patients treated with THA showed memory and daily life improvements. The drug eases symptoms but does not cure or halt progression. FDA approval is pending and use limited to experiments. Other experts urge cautious optimism.
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William K. Summers
New England Journal of Medicine
Summers
Kenneth L. Davis
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York
Whites May Be U.S. Minority Century From Now
Washington reports a Population Reference Bureau study warns that high immigration rates and low birth rates could push European whites to minority status by 2080. If illegal and legal arrivals average about 1 million yearly, Hispanics blacks and Asians may exceed half the population, reshaping the national identity. The report calls the shift an opportunity and a challenge.
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Population Reference Bureau
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Robert W. Gardner
East-West Population Institute
Honolulu
Unnecessary hospital admissions flagged in Rand study
A Rand Corp study of 1,182 hospitalizations from 1974 to 1982 across six areas found 23 percent inappropriately admitted and 17 percent avoidable, with variation from 10 to 35 percent by region. Cost sharing reduced inappropriate use but also cut appropriate use, while outpatient surgery gains have lowered overall hospitalization rates.
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Rand Corp
Albert L. Siu
New England Journal of Medicine
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