Campaign highlights things that do not cause cancer
The American Cancer Society launches a campaign to dispel the idea that almost anything causes cancer. A brochure titled Eleven Things That Don't Cause Cancer outlines categories such as fresh vegetables, high fiber foods, lean meats, fruit, exercise, laughter, fresh air, moderate alcohol, shade from sun, a safe workplace, and relaxation. The campaign emphasizes prevention and a shift from fear to positive action.
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Chicago
American Cancer Society
ACS
Big C
Charles Westfall
Society
Illinois
Hope
Stanley Tannebaum
Tannebaum
Pesticide misuse kills honey bees in New Hampshire
Concord based report says Penncap-M misapplication killed millions of honey bees in New Hampshire. Pennwall Corp executive Ivan Gard told the state pesticide control board the company knows of the bee hazard and will take action before the next growing season to ensure proper application. The EPA notes the product, launched in 1975, has blamed bee kills in several states including New York.
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Concord
N.H
Penncap-M
New Hampshire
Ivan Gard
Pennwall Corp
State
Pesticide Control Board
Gard
New York
Environmental Protection Agency
Bus driver jailed for selling marijuana to minor in Rhode Island
Richard S. Reels Jr., a 20 year old school bus driver, received a five year prison term after being convicted of selling two marijuana cigarettes to a 13 year old. The sale was arranged by the boy’s father, a narcotics detective, who arrested him after the purchase. Delivery of a controlled substance to a minor is a felony in Rhode Island.
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Providence
R.I
Richard S. Reels Jr
Superior Court
Joseph F. Rodgers
Reels
Rhode Island
Drinking age changes exert little effect on consumption
Madison based analysis of Wisconsin Illinois Michigan Minnesota data shows raising or lowering the legal drinking age does not change total alcohol consumption among youth. Michael Birkley notes state population trends and legal age shifts from 1970 to 1980 show about a one percent annual increase in consumption regardless of age restrictions. He says the goal of using age limits to curb drinking does not work.
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Madison, Wis
Wisconsin
Illinois
Minnesota
Michigan
Michael Birkley
Gary Goyke
Oshkosh
Wisconsin Bureau of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
Commonwealth Foundation Institute For Social Research and Public Education
Mary
Birkley
Wirkley
Medical experts clash on pneumonia vaccine value
University of Washington physician Dr. J W Hirschmann questions the vaccine's efficacy for chronically ill and other susceptible groups. Dr. Benjamin Lipsky and a proponent Dr. Robert Austrian cite reports and licensing data, noting 14 bacterial types cover about 75 percent of bacterial pneumonia and argue for broader use, especially for those over 55.
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Chicago
J.W. Hirschmann
University of Washington Medical School
Hirschmann
Benjamin Lipsky
Journal of the American Medical Association
Food and Drug Administration
Robert Austrian
University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Public Health Service
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SIU Arena
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National Institutes of Health
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San Francisco Kaiser-Permanante Medical Center
Southern Illinoisan
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Chevy
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