Smoking mothers milk may carry cigarette aroma
The New England Journal of Medicine letters by Julie Mennella and Gary Beauchamp report that breast milk from smoking mothers smelled like cigarettes, potentially guiding infants to prefer tobacco flavors. Five women provided samples after smoking, and a seven-person panel rated fresher samples as stronger cigarette-like within 30 to 60 minutes.
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New England Journal of Medicine
Julie Mennella
Gary Beauchamp
Monell Chemical Senses Center
Philadelphia
Population to Hit 394 Million by 2050 Says Census Bureau
A Census Bureau report projects U.S. population rising to 394 million by 2050, about 58 percent above 1990. Growth slows as births decline and deaths rise with an aging population, while minorities including Hispanics and Asian Pacific Islanders are expected to grow fastest. California Texas and Florida show major projected gains. Florida would become the third largest state.
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Ashington
America
Census Bureau
United States
California
Texas
Florida
New York
Doctors unhappy with HMOs tied to aging care survey
A New England Journal of Medicine survey of 766 California primary care physicians shows widespread perceived pressure from health maintenance organizations to see more patients and limit referrals. About 57 percent felt referral limits, and 75 percent felt pressure to see more patients daily, with 17 percent saying patient care was compromised.
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New England Journal of Medicine
Dennis Osmond
University of California At San Francisco
California
Hmos
Texas
Colorado
Georgia
Florida
Journal
Jerome P. Kassirer
Sound of Music star Julie Andrews may never sing again
Julie Andrews faces likely permanent loss of singing voice after throat surgery for non cancerous nodules. Blake Edwards says her voice has not recovered beyond one year, despite initial six week prognosis. Andrews, famed for Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music, has also starred in My Fair Lady Camelot and Victor/Victoria with Edwards.
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New York
Julie Andrews
Parade Magazine
Andrews
Blake Edwards
Victor
Edwards
Gene Schwam
Diary challenges Crockett Alamo myth sold in Hollywood
Two unidentified Texans paid 350000 for a 200 page diary claiming Davy Crockett was captured and executed at the Alamo on March 6, 1836. Supposedly Lt Col Jose Enrique de la Pena dictated it in Spanish and experts question its authenticity amid mixed scholarly opinions.
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OS Angeles
Davy Crockett
Alamo
Hollywood
Crockett
Texas
Jose Enrique de la Pena
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Tennessee
Betsy
Alamo’s Chapel
New York
Gregory Shaw
Butterfield & Butterfield Auction House
Joseph Musso
Los Angeles
Musso
de la Pena
San Antonio
Carmen Perry
Bill Groneman
James Crisp
North Carolina State University
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Center For American History
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