Diabetes cure path via immune-tolerant islet transplants
Researchers at University of Massachusetts Medical Center report a mouse study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showing insulin producing pancreatic islets transplanted between unrelated mice without anti rejection drugs. White blood cell shots and anti CD40L injections trained the recipient immune system to accept the donor islets, stopping diabetes in 37 of 40 treated mice.
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Disposable contacts tied to widespread eye infections
AP reports researchers warn disposable contact lenses cause thousands of serious eye infections annually despite safety claims. Overnight wear raises infection risk, potentially leading to blindness, as Dr. H Dwight Cavanagh notes that most U.S. wearers use soft lenses and millions use disposables.
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Moms Can Learn AIDS Test Results For Newborns
Albany reports the Pataki administration will let mothers learn the HIV test results for newborns. The policy, part of a court settlement with the Association to Benefit Children, aims to disclose whether babies are infected after initial anonymous screening.
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Prosecution clash over bookmaker case and prison transfer
A Buffalo area prosecutor who passed on information about a bookmaker to federal authorities argues he did his job. The bookmaker Nicholas Sonny Mauro, serving 14 years for mail fraud racketeering and conspiracy, alleges Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony Bruce supplied false information to the Bureau of Prisons to derail him. Mauro was moved earlier this year from a McKean County Pennsylvania facility to a prison in Sheridan Oregon.
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Sonny” Mauro
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Nynex Centrex Plus Service Wins For Paul Gand Studios
Paul Gands NoHo Productions manages five photography studios from one office. A bid to tie them with a single telephone system ran to over twelve thousand dollars. Centrex Plus lets him keep existing equipment, adds advanced network features, and transfers calls to studios when needed. It answers calls if lines are busy and helps growth without upfront investment.
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Centrex
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