Appearance
2002Year Study led by Dr Howard Hu of Havard, in report in journal Pediatrics, finds that babies born to women with high levels of lead in their bones face same kind of developmental problems as those exposed to lead from sources like old paint
suggests doctors may need to find ways to protect children before birth and public officials need to do more to protect women from lead exposure; drawing (M) Dangers From Lead, in the Womb
2003Year Dr Mark Stacy, Muhammad Ali Parkinson Research Center (Phoenix) director, reports, in journal Neurology, link between prescriptions to control Parkinson's disease and proclivity for gambling
suggests doctors should warn patients about potential for drug-induced gambling; cartoon (S) Gambling and Parkinson's Drug
2004Year Medical student Steve Nurkin presents findings of study conducted at New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens at conference of American Society for Microbiology that show almost 50 percent of doctor's ties studied harbor pathogens
suggests doctors wear tie pins, bow ties or forego ties altogether; drawing (S) All Dressed Up, Carrying Germs
2004Year Maria Hrabowski letter on Sept 11 widow Deborah Amato's affair with married firefighter John Zazulka
suggests donations she got be given to Susan Zazulka and her children One Very Tangled Post-9/11 Affair
1972Year Lr scores policy of locking doors between cars on new subway trains
suggests doors be kept unlocked during late night‐early morning hrs when few people are on trains Letters to the Editor
1956Year Com for White House Educ Conf final rept urges substantial rise in teacher pay
suggests doubling in near future U.S. REPORT ASKS NATION TO DOUBLE EDUCATION FUNDS; White House Panel Favors Emergency Federal Aid and Teacher Pay Rise President Lauds Committee White House Report Bids Nation Double Education Funds by 1966