The Daily Collegian Wednesday, Oct 20, 1999 „ lon won ' t rule out %Al Vbs. 40BERT BURNS"We just don't know,"said Bernard Ros- have given troops PB in the first place. ,;fated Pr ess Writer t 1 er head of the Defense Department's "In my view, the conclusion was Gulf War illnesses mlestigations inescapable that military men and women TIT ( ON D.C. — The Pentagon Among the veterans who took PB while were being needlessly subjected to a possi 1 the possibility Stet that a serving in the Gulf is James Silvester, 28, bly unsafe and ineffective treatment," antidote taken by as many as of Odessa, Texas,who said in an interview Rockefeller said. "We were using an U.S troops in the 1991 Persian e ter dly he sometimes suffers from experimental drug, without informed con ybe a cause of the mysterious headaches and peeling skin that he sent It mc that has left thousands believesited to his wartime service. The review, conducted by the Rand ions with unexplained maladies. "I'm glad they haven't ruled that out as a Corp a Pentagon financed research group presenting the results of an extensive cause," Silvester said of the PB investiga- in Santa Monica, Calif., examined about of existing scientific studies of the tion. Of course we do have some sick vet- 1,000 published studies on PB, which has ~te, known as pyridostigmine er ins who never got the PB or any thing been used for decades to treat the neuro or PI3 Pentagon officials said they like that." logical disease myasthenia gravis. rule t the possibilityf a link. On One of the leading critics of the Penta- During the Gulf War, it was given to hand. they said much more study gon s investigation of possible causes of troops as protection against potential led tet re they can reach a firm Gulf War syndrome, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, attack by the nerve agent soman even r. R said the Pentagon never should though there was no evidence to suggest 'deport: Eligible children lack child-care subsidies v tA URA MECKLER PP s W ri ter Child-care subsidy eligibility ` , TII“ 10\ number of children number of children number of children ‘ D.C.t IS eligibleunde eligible under receivingll aid from e;it of I and mode rate federalru es state rules April-October 1998 Mme children eligible f P nnsylvan a I financed child care are 533.900 nrg L subsidies, the n 443 2 00 andlillr reported yesterday. 72 680 II 0 million kids qualify, California t aver 1.. s millionctu 732, 500 11 last year, said the 1381.900 sea r . —.lll.l.lool released by Donna Shalala, 100.640 MI of Healthd Human ss op who e I the findings 85 500 L spending on c hi ld 60,000 ' 870 I lie clock istichin,f n Nev York RBO 900 t she t work- 600 WS 1111111111111111.11 nr t and theirchildren, 8 6 0 MI oat a mo ment to lose ." st V gna tioip , ltiuntttc varied can- 52.700 I the country,2B 700 t u g , t cg, 12900 I t cif eligible childrenL States t with juH.t 1 90 6u ent. 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The Pentagon said more research will be conducted. In the meantime, the results show the Pentagon must learn more not only about what happened in the Gulf but also about the effectiveness of PB. "This work breaks new ground, present ing a great deal of information that wasn't Study: lowers By PAUL RECER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON, D.C. A diet rich in vitamin E foods such as nuts and whole grains can lower the risk of lung cancer among smokers by about 20 percent, a new study says. In the study of more than 29,000 male smokers in Finland, researchers found that those who had high blood levels of alpha-toco pherol, the main form of vitamin E, reduced their incidence of lung cancer by 19 percent to 23 percent. The benefits were most dramat ic, the study found, among men under age 60 and among light smokers who had been using ciga rettes for less than 40 years. The reduction in lung cancer risk in these groups was from 40 percent to 50 percent. Despite the encouraging finding, said Dr. Demetrius Albanes of the National Cancer Institute, the most beneficial health action smokers can take is still the same: Stop smoking. "We have to emphasize that not only for lung cancer, but for oral cancer, pancreas cancer, kidney cancer and a bunch of other can cers, stopping smoking is crucial," said Albanes, the senior author of the study being published today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. In the study, which lasted for DAYS LEFT available to decision-makers during the Gulf War," Rostker said. Rostker said that in the future the Penta gon would consider more carefully before giving PB to soldiers. Yet, if there were credible evidence that soman was a threat to U.S. troops, he would recommend they take the drug, he said, since it is the only known defense against the deadly nerve gas. To date the Pentagon has spent $133 mil lion searching for causes of Gulf War syn drome. Among the potential causes exam ined but determined to be unlikely are psy chological stress and exposure to chemical weapons. Rostker said yesterday he doubts the Pentagon will ever find a single cause for the mysterious maladies. Vitamin cancer risk almost eight years, researchers took periodic blood samples to measure the levels of alpha-toco pherol, the most active form of vit amin E in humans. The levels of alpha-tocopher were then linked to health ou comes among the men in the stu.P. There were 1,144 cases of lung can cer diagnosed in the group during the study. The lung cancer rate reduced among men with the highest levels of alpha-tocopherol, said Albanes, and the cancer protection was most pronounced among men with the shortest history of smoking who also had high vitamin E levels. Although the new study involved only smokers and lung cancer, ear lier studies have shown that healthy levels of vitamin E give some protection against heart dis ease, stroke and some other types of cancer, such as prostate cancer. Albanes said the proven benefits came only from a balanced diet that included food rich in vitamin E, he said. The researchers drew no conclu sions about the effect of vitamin pills taken by some of the men in the study. In effect, he said the proven ben efits of vitamin E come from eat ing the right foods, not from pop ping vitamin pills. "We need more studies to com pare supplements with natural diet sources of vitamin E," he said. ins!
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