VA hospital deaths linked to muscle relaxant drugs probe
Fifteen respiratory arrest cases are under study at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Ann Arbor amid eight recent deaths. Investigators consider pancuronium and d-tubocurarine as likely drugs, with traces of succinylcholine found in samples. Authorities caution no concrete evidence of wrongdoing and note most arrests stem from acute illness.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Veterans Administration Hospital
FBI
Jay Bailey
Detroit
Laurance Foye
Duahe Frei¢r
Foye
Freier
Ypsilanti
Uil
Attorney challenges FDA data check on antidiabetic pill warning
An attorney for doctors' group told a public FDA hearing the agency based its warning on a 5 year old University Group Diabetes Program study without reviewing raw data. He argued the data were not seen by FDA and urged a cautious note amid contradictory studies and mixed testimony.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Neil Chayet
Chayet
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Maryland
FDA
University Group Diabetes Program
Chavez
University Group
Sidney M. Wolfe
Health Research Group
H “Flalph Nader Organization
Lion
Manuel Tzagournis
Ohio State College of Medicine
Women Liberation Link to Crime Denied
Two researchers said the alleged link between women s liberation and rising female crime is a myth. Ruth Glick and Laurel Rans argued Adler s theory misreads data, noting women accounted for only 4.1 percent of the increased arrests from 1980 to 1992, and that larger police forces and better reporting skew perceptions.
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Louisville
UPD
Ruth Glick
National Study of Women's Correctional Program
Laurel Rans
National Association For Women In Criminal Justice
American Correctional Association
Freda Adler
Women's Liberation Movement
Ms. Rans
Ms. Adler
Proxmire questions stewardess body study costs
Sen William Proxmire questions a 457800 FAA study measuring stewardess bodies for aircraft seating and safety equipment. FAA defends it as a medical design study, noting mean stewardess weight and numerous measurements while Proxmire calls many figures unnecessary.
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Washington
William Proxmire
D. Wis
American Airlines
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Dennis Feldman
Feldman
Proxmire
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