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DEATH REVEALED. Hans Krebs, 81, 1953 Nobel co-prizewinning biochemist who discovered the ways in which food is turned into energy; on Nov. 22; in Oxford, England. Born in Germany, Krebs was a researcher in Berlin in 1932 when he discovered the urea cycle, a biochemical process in which urea, the product of metabolized protein, is formed in the liver. Four years later, after fleeing to England from Nazi Germany, he discovered the citric acid cycle-later named the Krebs cycle-in which organisms convert carbon compounds into carbon dioxide. In the late 1950s, he discovered the glyoxylate cycle...
...Nancy Steorts, has called for an improved Government-business relationship. Says she: "Cooperation with industry will replace the adversary relationship of the past." Karen Burstein, chairman of the New York State consumer protection board, says that the government is retreating from taking action on some potentially harmful products like urea formaldehyde, a home insulation component that is feared to be a possible carcinogen. Says she: "Formerly the CPSC would have banned it or mandated warning labels...
...from the federal Energy Department budget that pay for consumer advocates at utility hearings. The Wisconsin legislature set up a private citizen's utility board to protect citizens' interests. The group is authorized to include membership appeals with power companies' bills. And Massachusetts has banned urea formaldehyde insulation without waiting for federal agencies...
...system under stress, however, solutions sometimes create problems. Massachusetts has become the first state in the nation to ban urea formaldehyde foam, the largest selling type of blown insulation. Public Health Commissioner Alfred Frechette says that "we find there is significant correlation between the foam insulation and such formaldehyde-linked illnesses as respiratory difficulties, eye and skin irritations, headaches, vomiting and severe irritation to the mucous membranes." Massachusetts estimates that some 7,000 houses in the state?and many more across the country?are insulated with formaldehyde. The cost of removing the stuff, where it can be removed, might...
...other ingredients to mix and form a smooth lotion. Three of the ingredients are pigments, which give color to the skin when the cream goes on. They are titanium dioxide, iron oxides and talc. There are also three preservatives to lengthen the shelf life of the cream: methylparaben, imidazolidinyl urea and propylparaben. In fact, the most expensive ingredient is propylparaben, which sells for about $3.30 per lb. But a safe assumption is that scarcely 20 worth ever finds its way into...