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Even dramatic new evidence of widespread cocaine use by pregnant women probably underestimates the extent of the problem. Addressing a meeting of the New York Academy of Sciences held in Bethesda, Md., last week, Dr. Ira Chasnoff of Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital reported that a study he directed of 36 U.S. hospitals found that at least 11% of 155,000 pregnant women surveyed had exposed their unborn babies to illegal drugs, with cocaine by far the most common. "There are women who wouldn't smoke and wouldn't drink," he says, "but they can't stay away from cocaine...
While clubs affected by the ruling begin to grapple with the unfamiliar business of admitting women, a number of other male bastions not directly affected are bracing for the next round of challenges. The top targets: exclusionary country clubs and golf courses. The famed Burning Tree Club in Bethesda, Md., for instance, does not allow women to set foot on its greens as either members or guests. For the record, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is an avid golfer...
...White House then began trying to discredit some of the book's claims. In a letter to TIME on White House stationery, Army Colonel John E. Hutton, the President's physician, wrote that Regan's description of the scene at Bethesda Naval Hospital in July of 1985 is inaccurate. Regan had speculated that Nancy may have considered delaying the President's colon surgery on the advice of her astrologer. Not so, says Hutton. Regan points out that he said he only "feared" she was consulting with her astrologer...
...prisoner was a victim of a "smear campaign" and trial tactics "that never should have been permitted." With those strong words, a Navy appeals court last week overturned the conviction of Commander Donal Billig, Bethesda Naval Hospital's chief heart surgeon, who was court-martialed in 1986 on charges of involuntary manslaughter and negligent homicide...
When Nancy Reagan entered Bethesda Naval Hospital two weeks ago, her plight, like that of Betty Ford 13 years ago, focused national attention on breast cancer. The affliction is the No. 3 killer of American women, after heart disease and lung cancer. The First Lady's case underscored the importance of early detection: her tumor was discovered during an annual mammogram, which is recommended for older women. But her choice of treatment caused some consternation and puzzlement in the medical community...