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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1977
Page
6
A Harris survey of 1625 adults nationwide finds 76 percent oppose a total saccharin ban in foods and drinks and favor labeling over prohibitions. The public worries FDA policies and supports freedom of choice with clearer risks, even as debate continues about safety and possible new sweeteners.
A Johns Hopkins led study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds Black patients are more often treated by resident surgeons than Whites, even with insurance or means to pay. From 1952 to 1972 the gap widened, and in October 1975 emergency care shows 52 percent of Black patients versus 24 percent of White patients were seen by residents.
Washington AP Government expands alert to more than a million people about thyroid cancer risk from past head and neck X ray treatments. National Cancer Institute urges immediate examination and two year follow ups for irradiation related tumors, excluding routine dental or fracture X rays.
The Senate Human Resources Committee voted 11 to 3 to suspend for 18 months any ban on saccharin while authorizing new studies. Senator Nelson warned the move could undermine current cancer risk safeguards and urged stronger warnings. The panel rejected amendments to strengthen or remove warnings and sent the bill to the Senate floor.
The House bill allows the secretary to order action but not require it. It directs studies on cancer detection science and law adequacy, and the Senate bill adds research to see if saccharin impurities linked to past cancer cases.
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