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Coming as it did amid reports that federal regulators are about to call for tighter controls on dietary supplements, including the memory pill Ginkgo biloba (which has been found to cause excessive bleeding and, in rare cases, stroke), the study's conclusions touched a raw nerve among those who see herbal medicine as a gentler, more natural route to healing. The nonprofit American Botanical Council issued a stinging press release criticizing the research as inconclusive, and the supplement industry's Council for Responsible Nutrition said there was nothing in the study that showed St. John's wort wouldn't work...
None of the Crimson duffers was able to place in the top ten and thus make the All-Ivy team. Junior Andrew Malcolm was the closest, finishing in 11th place with a 232, one stroke out of tenth place...
...poor performance hurt Malcolm in more areas than his pride. Before the tournament, his stroke average was four above the necessary mark to qualify as an Academic All-American, but the recent performance puts his average on the margin...
Freshman Meredith Chiampa posted an 85-78=163, which tied her for eleventh place, one stroke...
DIED. WILLIE (POPS) STARGELL, 61, Pittsburgh Pirate captain who led the team to a surprise World Series win over Baltimore in 1979; of a stroke following years of heart disease and kidney trouble; in Wilmington, N.C. One of the few major leaguers to stick with a single ball club for at least 20 years, Stargell hit 475 home runs, a Pittsburgh record, and had more homers than anyone else...