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Although the AIDS toll is still low in many countries, there is a danger that the virus will spread through transfusions of infected blood from neighboring countries with high AIDS incidence rates, said Donald S. Shepard Ph.D., of Harvard's Institute for International Development. This has already happened in Japan, where transfusions have accounted for more than half of the reported AIDS cases so far, he said...
...taste of what it is like to be homeless when she found herself stranded in Upper Manhattan without any money. The segment closed with a gallery of stark black-and-white shots of real homeless people. The producers wanted to add a public service announcement giving viewers a toll-free number to call for information about the homeless, but CBS executives drew the line at using such a documentary device. (Some local stations ran one, however...
...glittery stuff proved to be cesium-137, a radioactive isotope used in cancer-therapy equipment. The scrap collector found the casing a month ago in a spot where a radiotherapy clinic had once stood. Though months may pass before the final toll is known, the Goiania episode promises to be that rare nightmare, a radiation mishap that kills several people. The worst of these was last year's explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, which Soviet authorities acknowledge has claimed 31 lives...
Meanwhile, the toll rises. ATVs, which critics contend can flip over on rugged terrain, account for an estimated 20 deaths a month. Manufacturers, which include Honda and Yamaha, maintain that ATVs are safe if ridden properly...
...physical play of the Big Green began to take its toll on the booters, as freshman fullback Tracy Hackeling and senior midfielder Julie Sasner went down with ankle injuries. Hackeling was able to return to the game, but Sasner was taken for precautionary x-rays after the game...