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P: Longtime radiation effects on pregnant women of Nagasaki's 1945 atomic bomb were reported by a team of Los Angeles researchers: of 98 within the radiation area, 30 showed major injuries and had three miscarriages, four stillbirths, six babies who died within a year and four mentally retarded. The other 68 escaped grave injury, but also had a far higher proportion of stillborn or stunted children than a similar group outside the blast area. P:Measles has been rampant in some parts of the U.S. this year, with 30,475 cases by mid-April. Indiana spotted itself for distinction: with one-fortieth of the nation's population, it had almost one-half of the measles14,096 cases. fl P:A 73-year-old upholsterer who died in Washington, D.C. after a variety of illnesses was found by Dr. Clarence Lee Miller to have about 20 steel sewing needles scattered through his body. All were rusty and bedded in scar tissue. The upholsterer had held them in his mouth at work and accidentally swallowed them. P: Prepaid health-insurance plans might be healthier if they were revised to include a sliding scale of premiums based on subscribers' incomes, suggested the American Hospital Association's Kenneth Williamson. His argument: doctors' fees also vary with ability to pay.

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