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Despite the fact that the nation's per capita alcohol consumption has been on a decline for years, drinking among minors, in the words of Surgeon General Antonia Novello, "is out of control." More specifically, "unsupervised parties where kids drink are out of control. And the perception among parents that drinking is O.K. is out of control. We're going to lose a whole generation if we don't pay attention...
...study issued by Novello's office last June showed that 8 million of the nation's 20.7 million youths in grades 7 through 12 drink alcoholic beverages every week. Of those kids, 454,000 admit to weekly "binges" -- meaning they consume five or more drinks in a single brief sitting. Another study, by the University of Michigan, reports that almost one-third of high school seniors drink to excess at least once every two weeks. And according to a survey prepared for USA Today, 46% of student leaders say drinking is their high school's biggest problem, followed by apathy...
...Soviets were supposed to meet with Surgeon General Antonia Novello in Washington but were not able to because of a flight delay, Glatter said...
...issue of cigarette exports. The Assistant Secretary of HHS, Dr. James O. Mason, was prevented from testifying at a May, 1990, Congressional hearing on the health effects of American tobacco exports. And when asked to comment on the issue in a news conference last week, Surgeon General Antonia Novello said, "For me to talk about it would be almost disrespectful of my party...
...Sullivan deny that any deal was made at their meeting, three names on the Hatch list have got high department posts: Constance Horner, the department's Under Secretary; James O. Mason, Assistant Secretary for Health; and Kay James, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. A fourth, former Hatch staffer Antonia Novello, is the White House nominee to succeed C. Everett Koop as Surgeon General...