Cigarette CEO questions link between smoking and disease
Geoffrey Bible, chairman of Philip Morris, testified in Minnesota's $1.77 billion tobacco lawsuit that his company doctors show smoking harms health, yet he said he doubts tobacco causes disease. He stressed public health duties and earnings for shareholders and workers as equally important.
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ST. Paul. Minn
America
Geoffrey Bible
Philip Morris Cos. Inc
Bible
Minnesota
Philip Morris
New Jersey Court Rules Gay Scoutmaster Can Teach Scout Traditions
A New Jersey appeals court ruled James Dale, gay, should not have been expelled from the Boy Scouts. The decision says the ban on homosexuals violates anti discrimination laws and upholds equal opportunity to teach Scout traditions. The Scouts plan to appeal to the New Jersey Supreme Court.
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Trenton
Boy Scouts of America
James Dale
Boy Scouts
New Jersey
Supreme Court
Gregg Shields
Report Finds More Organized Hate Groups
The Southern Poverty Law Center reports 474 hate groups and chapters in 1997, with new branches from established white power groups like the Ku Klux Klan and Christian Identity churches. The rise is linked to the Internet and rock music spreading white power and violence advocacy.
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New York
United States
Southern Poverty Law Center
New York Times
Ku Klux Klan
Christian Identity Movement
Trampoline injuries surge among children in homes
Chicago report shows 58,400 injuries in 1945, nearly double six years earlier with 93 percent at home. A 1977 AAP warning urged against home or recreational trampoline use, authored by Dr. Gary A. Smith, while a manufacturer claimed trampolines are safer than bicycles.
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Chicago
Pediatrics
Acaiseact Pediatrics
Thereport
Gary A. Smith
Couple trades trailer for mansion in sprawling bank theft case
An FBI affidavit details a Charlotte led scheme tied to Ghantt and partners who allegedly stole 17 million from Loomis Fargo. The Chambers bought a 7000 square foot Cramer Mountain home with cash while others deposited hundreds of thousands and spent lavishly. Charges loom as more suspects linked by cash and phone taps face federal action.
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Cramer Mountain
U.S
Mark Callaway
Ghantt
Steven
Michelle Chambers
Bob Wanamaker
Loomis Fargo & Co
Nations Bank
First Union
Charlotte
Loomis
Mecklenburg County
N.C
Steven Chambers
Activi
Tavine Chamverses
Lincolnton
Ene Hailey Payne
Kelly Jane Campbell
Payne
Kelly Campbell
Campbell
Michael McKinney
McKinney
Mexico
Campoell
Gnant
Cozumel
Eric Scott Grant
Maiden, N.C
Thomas Nathan Grant
Security Council backs Iraq inspections pact with no automatic attack
The United Nations Security Council unanimously endorsed Secretary General Annan's agreement with Iraq on weapons inspections but rejected an automatic military response. US allies pressed for harsher language, while Iraq vowed to comply. Reports claim Iraqi officials relayed Pentagon plans to Baghdad. FBI probe ongoing.
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Security Council
Kofi Annan
Iraq
Baghdad
China
France
Russia
United States
Traq
Britain
Saddam Hussein
Clinton
Pentagon
U.S
Washington Times
FBI
Ear differences link lesbian orientation to male-typical biology
Research reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that the inner ear structures of lesbian women resemble those of men, indicating possible biological factors in female sexual orientation. Lead author Dennis McFadden notes masculinization of auditory centers and related brain sites due to prenatal hormone exposure.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Dennis McFadden
Gene therapy breakthrough raises hope for genetic diseases
New York scientists injected a repairman molecule into rat livers to correct a defective gene. The treatment altered about 40 percent of the liver cells carrying the target gene, a far higher efficiency than prior methods. If replicated in humans it could cure conditions like hemophilia, cystic fibrosis, and sickle cell anemia by fixing the faulty gene rather than supplying working copies.
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New York
Dyslexia Revealed as Brain Abnormality Not Low Intelligence
Yale School of Medicine researchers report dyslexic individuals show underactive brain areas for decoding written language and overactive front regions attempting to compensate. Using MRI, the study compares reading-impaired and normal volunteers to explain the inability to map letters to sounds.
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Yale School of Medicine
Sally Shaywatz
Yale
Shaywitz
Europa Ocean Hints From Galileo Photos Spark Life Possibility
New Galileo images show Europa’s ice surface carved by patterns likely from a subsurface ocean. Scientists say the ocean could be at least 60 miles deep with vast water, warmed by Jupiter’s gravity, offering key ingredients for life alongside organic material from space rocks.
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Providence
Jupiter
Europa
BO Times
Galileo
Earth
James Head
Brown University
Cancer vaccines against melanoma shrink tumors
New York researchers report early promise from two vaccines that trigger the body's attack on melanoma. Some patients show tumor shrinkage though scientists warn it is too soon to know if vaccines extend life. Melanoma kills about 7,800 Americans annually with sun exposure as the main cause.
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New York
Early childhood fat rebound linked to adult obesity risk
Researchers say children who reach the leanest point before age five are more than twice as likely to be obese as adults, regardless of parental overweight. Led by Dr. Robert Whitaker, the study notes the leanest age period and calls the finding not yet practically applicable but potentially guiding future prevention strategies.
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Chicago
Pediatrics
Robert Whitaker
Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati
Wieda Oulu
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