posed to treat.

Decongestant cold remedies containing pseudodephedrine, that work by constricting blood vessels, blamed for causing strokes.

Two anecdotal reports: a 17 year old girl killed by acne remedy and
another steroid (prescribed for asthma) victim, a former fitness instructor  confined to a wheelchair at the age 47.

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RESEARCH WITHOUT ANIMALS                 
Other surgeons said it couldn't be done, but Dr. David Nott used keyhole surgery to graft a bypass on a blocked leg artery after practicing on plastic tubing.

JAMA calls for either a moratorium or a major study on the use of right heart catheters following a study led by Dr. R.F. Connors, Jr. of the University of Virginia School of Medicine.

A study on 797 patients indicates that fake snake venom shows promise in preventing heart attacks

Report in Circulation indicates possible bias in selecting type of pacemaker in study of 36,000 patients, a good example of research that extracts information from existing medical records.

Warm covering found to benefit surgical patients.

By studying 25,000 case histories, doctors at Tromso University in Norway ascertained that the women who took the least exercise were the most likely to develop breast cancer.

In a study of non-small cell lung cancer patients, Dr. Robert Dillman of the Hoag Cancer Centre found a 14% higher survival rate in those who received both radiation and chemotherapy compared with those who were treated with radiation alone.

A study by Dr. Carol Dezateux of London's Institute of Child Health has exonerated the fire retardant in crib/cot mattresses from causing sudden infant death syndrome.

LETTERS
from Gary Krasner, Lee Davis, Peter Wilson, Bette Overell, Tony Mallin

BOOK REVIEW
"Mass Mind Control of the American People" by Elizabeth Russell Manning $29 from Upper Access Books, POB 457, HInesburg VT 05641 (800-356-9351)

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES INCLUDE:

Three breast cancer prevention studies

Canadians who received blood transfusions warned to get tested for hepatitis C because of inadequately screened blood supply.

Air pollution blamed for childhood leukemia.

US firm holds patent affecting use of donated umbilical cord blood.

Pentagon has lost two sets of chemical war records.

Radioactive metal OK'd for use in British food cans.

US poultry slaughter flunks EU standards

Veal dealer sentenced for clenbuterol in calf feed.

THE MEAT SCANDAL by Solveig Wagner

McDonald's fined for wire in fries.

News from other organizations
FIRST INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC CONFERENCE ON VACCINATION to be held at Alexandria VA September 13-15,1977. Information from The National Vaccine Information Center, 512 Maple Ave. #126, Vienna VA 22180 Phone:703-938-0342 Fax: 703-938-5668 <http://www.909shot.com/>

CAMPAIGN TO ABOLISH USE OF ANIMALS
FOR MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES
The American Anti-Vivisection Society has launched a campaign for the American research industry to use gas permeable tissue culture bags instead of the abdomens of a million animals, mostly mice, every year for producing monoclonal antibodies. The EU recommends that all members adopt this superior, cost-effective method . Germany, The Netherlands, and Switzerland have already done so.

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