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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Thursday, December 4, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday december 4. 1986 the stars and stripes pal aspirin seen As potential wonder drug Washington a aspirin known mostly a pain reliever ii emerging As a promising drug that potentially could help with problem in preg Nancy and disease defense researchers said tuesday. Scientists said aspirin used for decades to relieve headaches and cold symptoms is emerging As a drug with Many More uses than previously believed. Speaking at a symposium Al the George washing ton University medical Center researchers said aspirin is increasingly being used in new clinical trials to tee if it can help in treating diseases such As aids and cancer As Well As preventing some problem with pregnancy. Or Allan l. Goldstein chairman of biochemistry at the Center and Moderator of the program said aspirin is emerging As a new wonder drug with Many applications. Perhaps one of the most exciting new frontiers for clinical applications of aspirin is in the Field of immunology Goldstein said. These findings have wide ranging implication for Many immunological disorder and diseases in which immune response is a Factor including can cer aids and perhaps the common cold he said. Or. Judith Hsia who Oriti with Goldstein said both aspirin and a protein called  White blood cell production of Gamma interferes and interleukin-2, two promising substances that boost the disease fighting immune system. Preliminary human trials confirm test tube result that the equivalent of one to two aspirin tablets daily can triple Mier Feron production and double interleukin output she Taid. Goldstein said thai in Laboratory teals thym Osmand aspirin used together have an additive effect that spun production of the two immune Modula tors More than either Given separately. However these results have yet to be confirmed in humans he  these studies with Normal human volunteers Are promising we will Cocci on starting human Iri Alito see if this approach works against disease Gold Stein . Henk . Wallenburg of Erasmus University medical school in Rotterdam the Netherlands said Early rials show that women who Are prone to Pree eclampsia develop this to Xemia less frequently when treated with aspirin. Precel Arnesia ii a notable increase in blood pres sure and decrease in blood flow through vessels Dur ing late pregnancy that damages kidneys and other organs he  another study. Wallenburg said fetal growth retardation occurred much less frequently in women treated with Low doses of aspirin when compared with untreated controls. Fetal growth retardation which happens in leu than 1 percent of pregnancies occurs wheel Wood vessels going to the Placenta do not Widen enough lop Ovide sufficient nutrients for the fetus he said. Bondsman  House demands dignity in dress h. H e i d t ties for men dresses or skirts for women dead at 85 los Angeles a bandleader Horace Heidi who helped launch the Ca Reers of such stars As Art Carney an Gordon Macrae with his radio Talent shows is dead at 85. Heidt died monday in Barlow Hospital after a bout with pneumonia that began with a june 5 heart attack he had under gone quadruple heart bypass sur Gery after the heart attack. Heidt retired from the big band circuit in 1955. As Leader of the my Heidt Sical knights he hosted a Quarter Century of Talent shows on radio and television. In 1948, he began Horace Heidi original youth Opportunity program. Heidt was born May 21, 1901, in Ala Meda  a child he practice piano with reluctance while becoming an accomplished Boxer and baseball player. He received an offer from the Chicago while sox after striking out 16 Hillera while pitching for Culver military Academy. While recovering in the Hospital from a broken neck suffered m football he decided to became a bandleader. Columbia   
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