Tornado toll climbs as damage nears one hundred thirty five million
The death toll rose to 27 after two more victims died in Will County areas Plainfield Crest Hill and Joliet. Officials estimated property damage at about 135 million with fears it will rise. National Guard joined cleanup while volunteers aided homeowners and schools began counseling for trauma.
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Joliet
Sarah Mane Brower
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood
Eric Wilson
Christ Hospital and Medical Center
Oak Lawn
University of Chicago
T.T. Fujita
Fujia
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Jrelief
National Guard
Shuttle Columbia launch scrubbed by faulty equipment
NASA halted the Columbia mission after a broken electronic box tied to the X-Ray Telescope in the cargo bay prevented key telemetry and power commands. A second countdown fault in a mid deck instrument threatened a midweek restart as officials scramble to resolve the issue before the mid September Astro mission deadline and the looming Jupiter flyby alignment for Ulysses.
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Lisa Malone
Cancer-questioning animal tests for cancer risk
Experts question animal tests used to flag carcinogens saying high dose exposure induces cell division that elevates cancer risk. NAS will review risk assessment methods next week. Some worry about safe dose assumptions. others defend current testing and caution against hasty changes.
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National Academy of Sciences
Bernard D. Goldstein
Drug delays AIDS progression in study of DDI treatment
New Lancet results show the AIDS drug DDI protects some patients from progression for 15 months or more and most toxic effects may be avoided. Findings note AZT-treated patients respond less well to DDI on one measure, though their immune cells may not rise much. Researchers studied 58 patients at the National Cancer Institute.
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Robert Yarchean
National Cancer Institute
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