Drinking problems peak in early 20s says 12 year study
A 12 year U.S. study finds the highest drinking problem rates among men in their early 20s, with rapid declines after 25. It also notes youth habits can seed long term issues and that upper socioeconomic groups often mature out of problem drinking earlier than lower groups.
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Berkeley
Calif
UPI
Don Cahalan
University of California School of Public Health
Cahalan
Arizona Implicit Consent Law Under Review by Federal Judges
A three judge Federal court panel in Phoenix has the case under advisement on whether Arizona implied consent law is unconstitutional. Ernest Chavez's attorney George W. Oglesby argues the law aims to keep drunken driving off the road but may not do so effectively. He notes that refusing the test leads to an automatic six month license loss, unlike first offenses for those who take the breathalyzer.
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Phoenix
UPI
Arizona
George W. Oglesby
Ernest C. Chavez
Oglesby
ASU students design curb climbing device for wheelchairs
Four Arizona State University engineering students developed a lever jack and ratchet system to help wheelchairs climb curbs. The prototype with two jacks can lift the chair over a six and a half inch curb, maintaining stability and foldability. They propose adding a wheelie bar to boost safety and mobility by about 50 percent.
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Arizona State University Engineering
Karl Ehrlich
Tempe
James Thompson
Phoenix
David Christian
Eyad Kadri
Ehrlich
Bethesda
ASU
ASU Newstore
Arizona State University
Christian
France builds barrier to deter nomads at Djibouti port
The French in the Somaliland territory erect a six mile electrified fence around Djibouti complicating security and local politics. Critics led by Hassan Gouled call it a wall of death aimed at swaying elections while Pompidou defends the measure as inevitable to control border flow.
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Djibouti
UPS
France
African Horn
le Barrage
Hassan Gouled
Gouled
Somaliland
Afars and
Issas
Ethiopia
Somalia
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
Pompidou
Britain
South Africa
Aussie runner calls Grand Canyon trek toughest of career
An Australian health lecturer, Bill Emmerton, aged 52, ran 22 miles in the Grand Canyon in 4 hours 30 minutes. He navigated Kaibab and Bright Angel trails, aided a fallen man, and eyed a future 1,000 mile Great Wall of China run with diplomat help.
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Grand Canyon
UPI
China
Bill Emmerton
Death Valley
Kaibab
Bright Angel Creek
Bright Angel Trail
Emmerton
Great Wall of China
Indoor Sports Club to welcome new unit
The Mesa Tri City Chapter of the Indoor Sports Club will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3513. The highlight is the presentation of a permanent charter to the Phoenix Northwest Chapter of the Indoor Sports Club Inc. Larry Jambor Keith Pennell and Henry J. McEvoy will conduct the ceremony with other Arizona chapters represented. The physically disabled of Scottsdale and east Valley communities are invited. the public is welcome.
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Mesa Tri-City
Indoor Sports Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars
S. Wells Fargo Ave
Phoenix Northwest
The
Indoor Sports Club, Inc
Arizona
Larry Jambor
Mesa
Keith Pennell
Phoenix
Henry J. McEvoy
Tri-City
Scottsdale
East Valley
Mental Health Studies on Infant Mother Separation
Research at Montefiore Hospital examines how early abrupt mother loss affects infant development using animal models. National Institute of Mental Health funds studies on physiological and behavioral changes from separation, adaptation, and adulthood to guide prevention of illness linked to social displacement.
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B. S. Brown
M.D
National Institute of Mental Health
New York
Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center
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