Young children injured by bunk beds exceed safety age
A study by Dr. Steven Selbst of CHOP analyzed 69 bunk bed injuries and found 70 percent involved children under 6, exceeding the recommended safety age. Most mishaps occurred outside late hours, with 29 percent between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. The report appears in the June American Journal of Diseases of Children.
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Cnuaren
Steven Selbst
Children's Hospital of
Philadelphia
U.S
Consumer Product Safety Commission
American Journal of Diseases of Children
Open Letter to Frends on Quitting Smoking
A reader asks Ann Landers to print an open letter to nagging relatives. The letter defends smoking, mocks coercion, and cites birthdays and family notes. Tribune readers respond that nagging fails and support helps, not pressure, to quit.
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Ann Landers
Cancer experts vow to fight fat at MSU meeting
Bill Laitner notes at a four day Michigan State University gathering that fat in the diet may account for about half of cancers, with Denmark Netherlands having high breast cancer rates linked to fat heavy diets while Japan shows higher survival. Wynder links fat to cancer spread and cites olive oil as potentially less harmful. Researchers warn more studies needed before advising calorie cuts.
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Ernst Wynder
Michigan State Univerity
Wynder
American Health Foundation
Denmark
Netherlands
Japan
U.S
Italy
Clifford Welsch
MSU
Department of
Welsch
Crosby, Stills and Nash revival after jail and sobriety
David Crosby sheds drug use and jail stigma as Crosby, Stills and Nash plan a major comeback tour. The trio hires top designers, plans a landmark new album Live It Up with guest stars including Roger McGuinn and Peter Frampton, and emphasizes a current, vigorous act rather than nostalgia.
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Crosby, Stills and Nash
David Crosby
Dallas
Crosby
Texas Supreme Court
Huntsville
Alcoholics Anonymous
Doubleday
Stephen Stills
Graham Nash
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Jules Fisher
Guinnevere
Arrows
Branford Marsalis
Roger McGuinn
Byrds
Bruce Hornsby
Peter Frampton
Vitamin E health claims versus evidence In balance
A May 1990 UC Berkeley Wellness Letter notes people take Vitamin E hoping to stay young boost sex drive energy sun protection cataract prevention and cancer warding. Evidence is inconclusive. deficiency is rare. large doses show little proven benefit and may cause headaches or diarrhea in some.
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U of California At Berkeley
Pauley defends NBC stance on Norville Hire
Jane Pauley says NBC did not push her out by hiring Deborah Norville for Today. Her husband Garry Trudeau recalls his initial reaction as harsh, but Pauley admires Norville's handling of criticism, saying she would have struggled to function under the fire.
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Jane Pauley
NBC
Deborah Norville
Today
Doonesbury
Garry Trudeau
Pauley
Ladies’ Home Journal
Deborah
Jane
Norville
Newman defies critics over machete scene in his popcorn film
Paul Newman rejects the National Coalition on Television Violence over a machete wielding scene in his namesake popcorn ad and taunts critics to target Shakespeare and the Bible as he warns against losing firearms of culture. Buck Helm survives 89 hours after an earthquake wrecked Oakland freeway. his display at Ripley’s museum prompts tribute to survival. Barbara Bush uses Michael Jackson quote in Dunbar High School address urging grads to change themselves and engage with big ideas like environment and homelessness.
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Paul Newman
National Coalition On
Penthouse
Buck Helm
Oakland
Calif
Ripley's
Buena Park
Helm
Ripley
Barbara Bush
Michael Jackson
Washington
Dunbar High School
Aylouea
Lyle Cai
Bush
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Wheaton, NI
Wheaton
Wyoming
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Knight-Ridder Newspapers
Anti-Cancer Crusaders
Mary Popmus
Health & Fitness News Service
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M.D
University of California, Berkeley
Dale A. Ogar
UC Berkeley, Wellness Leiter
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First Lady
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