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...biggest increases have been among black, Hispanic and poor Americans. But they're not alone. A report in the September issue of Hypertension, which was published last week, shows that blood-pressure readings among the largely white residents of affluent neighborhoods in Minnesota are 5% higher than they were just 10 years ago. And as those figures have risen, the number of people with hypertension who are aware of their condition has fallen...
DROP IN DRUG USE According to a government survey, fewer teens used illegal drugs in 1998 than in the previous year, a welcome dip after higher rates during most of the 1990s. Older teens showed the deepest declines, with 26.8% reporting having used an illegal substance in the month before the survey, in contrast to 30.7% last year. While the report probably underestimates actual drug use, officials view the drop, along with relatively steady rates of drug use over the past few years, as a sign that teens are beginning to heed antidrug messages...
...Which city is home to the greatest number of wired kids? An AOL survey puts New York City at the top of the list. Nationwide, almost 5 million children under 12 log on daily; even kids ages 2 to 5 surf the Web, averaging three hours a week. Parents report that kids are more likely to fight over computer time than over use of the phone...
PREGNANT PAUSE As if pregnant women don't have enough to worry about. A report shows that women whose thyroids don't produce enough hormone during pregnancy are four times as likely to have children who score at least 20 points below average on standard intelligence tests. A sluggish thyroid is easily treatable with medication. The surest way to know if you have the problem: get a blood test...
...members, the head of the Atlanta Olympic Committee, BILLY PAYNE, said his group won the 1996 Games without resorting to underhanded tactics. "We did not bribe anyone," he said in February. "We did not make cash payments. We did not give outrageous gifts." And in a June report to the House Commerce Committee investigating violations of federal bribery laws in Olympic bids, Payne and former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young attested to only 38 items exceeding the $200-per-gift limit. However, after reviewing more than 30 boxes of documents from the Georgia Amateur Athletics Foundation, investigators say there were many...