Folic acid cuts birth defect risk in pregnancy study
In a landmark Hungarian trial, 4,753 women were assigned daily multivitamins with 0.8 mg of folic acid or trace elements before pregnancy. The folic acid group showed a sharp reduction in spina bifida risk, supporting U S guidance that women of childbearing age take 0.4 mg daily.
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Boston
Hungary
U.S. Public Health Service
Andrew E. Czeizel
Istvan Dudas
National Institute of Hygiene
Budapest
Haif
Jury Games $25 Million in Silicone Implant Case
In Texas first civil trial over a silicone breast implant, jurors recommended Pamela Johnson receive 25 million dollars after her implant ruptured causing partial mastectomy and autoimmune disease. Johnson accused Medical Engineering Corp and Bristol Myers Squibb of producing and marketing defective implants.
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Pamela Jean Johnson
Texas
San Francisco
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Medical Engineering Corp
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Seuss memorabilia donated to San Diego university library
Audrey Geisel donates more than 20 years of Dr. Seuss materials to a San Diego university library. The collection includes about 4,000 manuscripts and drawings from his Oxford notebooks to drafts of late works, appraised near 2.3 million dollars. The donor notes most Seuss items pre-1972 rest at UCLA. Ted Geisel died in 1991 at 87.
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Oxford University
England
Dr. Seuss
University of California
Los Angeles
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