Gene therapy aims to treat cystic fibrosis in trials
Two teams won federal approval to test inserting sturdy new genes into airway tissue of CF patients. If successful, the approach could yield a cure for the deadliest hereditary disease. Trials may begin by early 1993, with cautious optimism from researchers despite expectations of about six years before broad use.
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Diocese settles with 68 abuse victims of ex priest Porter
In a landmark accord the Fall River diocese reached an out of court settlement with 68 men and women who say they were abused as schoolchildren by former priest James R. Porter. The agreement includes a financial settlement per person and new abuse handling guidelines, though the total amount was not disclosed. Porter faces criminal charges in Minnesota for a 1987 alleged misconduct.
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Baltimore to offer Norplant in city schools
Baltimore public health officials plan to provide the Norplant implant at school based clinics to curb the high teenage pregnancy rate. The five year implant program, the nations first of its kind, would begin in January at a school site and expand to others later. Dr Peter Bevenson, city health commissioner, notes Baltimore has among the nations highest teen birth rates with about one in ten girls aged 15 to 17 having given birth in 1990.
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No POWs left behind in Vietnam, admiral says
Adm James Stockdale told a Senate panel the United States did not leave any prisoners of war behind at the end of the Vietnam War. He said he would not have returned if any POWs were alive and held, reinforcing Senate skepticism about missed prisoners.
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