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...recovery -- the transplanting of tissue from one of her adrenal glands to her brain -- may be only a prelude to even more remarkable developments. Several scientists at the Rochester meeting, citing promising research on animals, predicted that human fetal tissue would eventually be implanted in brains not only to treat Parkinson's but Huntington's and Alzheimer's diseases as well as other brain disorders. Given the rapid surgical advances recently, there is no question that the rush is on to try adrenal-cell implants to correct Parkinson's, a neural disorder that afflicts an estimated 1 million Americans...
...artificially aborted fetuses. And doctors worry about using tissue from spontaneously aborted fetuses, which often have serious genetic defects. In any event, Sladek believes animal research on fetal tissue should continue for several more years before fetal-cell transplants are even attempted in humans. He and Redmond plan to treat monkeys and observe them for two to five years in order to detect any unexpected long-range effects. Still, Sladek is optimistic. Says he: "I just know it's going to work...
...sharpened the look of TIME's annual Man of the Year and Images issues. Not surprisingly, many of Bentkowski's visual ideas have made their way from the special issues into our regular weekly pages. "Within the confines of TIME's weekly responsibilities," he says, "we've tried to treat every issue as a special issue." Bentkowski has attempted to make each edition of TIME an informative blend of visual and editorial elements. "We've gone far beyond treating pictures as footnotes to the text," he explains. "They now play an essential role in transmitting information...
Like certain Amish and Mennonite groups, Jehovah's Witnesses practice shunning: believers are required to treat as pariahs those who have been ousted from the sect. Since 1981 those who leave voluntarily have also been ostracized, even by close relatives. Janice Paul of Anchorage, a former Witness who was shunned by her close friends in the sect after she defected, decided to strike back. She sued the Governing Body of the Jehovah's Witnesses for unspecified damages, citing her emotional distress. An appeals court in San Francisco, upholding a previous ruling by a federal district court, has turned away Paul...
...years. Budget cuts have closed 20 hospitals in the London area alone. The government points out, however, that spending on the health service has actually increased 2 1/2 times in the past eight years. The government has already set aside $83 million for a two- year program to treat more than 100,000 patients waiting for operations...