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...major department stores, which are sometimes duped by unscrupulous importers. The counterfeit cloth can come from many parts of the world, but according to the C.C.I.A. and the Federal Trade Commission, the largest quantities are originating in Prato, Italy, a textile town near Florence. Cashmere from England and Scotland is above suspicion, since those countries have stringent regulations to combat counterfeiting...
...festival will open with a traditional Greek dance by members of the Hellenic Society dressed in 19th century garb, said Andreas Beroutsos '88, the president of the group. Other organizations will present traditional music and dances from countries in Africa, India and Asia, as well as Scotland and Mexico...
...needle-exchange programs in the Netherlands, Scotland and Australia tend to encourage that view. Since 1984 an estimated 70% of the 15,000 drug addicts in the Netherlands have registered in treatment programs, which allow health authorities to maintain regular contact with them for AIDS testing and counseling. The underlying strategy of New York health officials is similar. Says Commissioner Axelrod: "Our needle-exchange program has nothing to do with needles and syringes. The needle gets the addict in so we can educate and counsel." Still, some wonder if the project will even begin to curb the AIDS epidemic among...
...doctors from Boston Children's Hospital are trying to provide affordable international health care by building a hospital in northern Scotland, but nearby residents say the proposed construction site is asbestos-ridden and poses grave health risks...
...Raphael Levey and Dr. Angelo Eraklis, of the Harvard-affiliated Boston hospital, are planning to build a facility to treat international patients who cannot afford medical prices in this country. But the site they have chosen for the venture in Clydebank, Scotland is an old shipyard whose remains, which include asbestos pipes, litter the land...