European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday october 15. 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 acne drug blamed for birth defects study Cas acc Tane As dangerous As Fia Idomie new Orleans a the acne drug acc Tanc is As dangerous a cause of birth defects As thalidomide causing 40 percent of women to miscarry and 25 per cent in have children with severe birth defects if taken Early in pregnancy a new study says. Thalidomide a sedative caused an epidemic of birth defects in Europe in inc Laic 1950s and Early 1960s before it was withdrawn from inc Market. Since acc Lanc was approved in the United slates in late 1982, it has been linked to cases of miscarriage or birth defects in 25 states said the author of the new study or. Edward Lammer of the California birth defects monitoring program. In a presentation in new Orleans at the annual meeting of inc american society of human genetics Lammer reported that miscarriages occurred in 12 of to women studied or 40 percent. Major birth defects occurred in 12 of 48 women studied or 25 percent he said. These unusually High risks arc comparable to those posed by the that Dominc exposure Lammer said. Neil Hollzman a paediatrician and geneticist at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore said "1 Don t think there s any doubt that it s a real  he agreed that the risks associated with Thali Dornic and acc Lanc also called Isola Clintin Are comparable. Or. My in Khoury a birth defects specialist at the . Centers for disease control said that about 25 percent of women who used thalidomide during preg Nancy had children with birth defects making its risk comparable to Hal reported for acc Tane. Acc Tane made by Hoffmann la Roche of Nellcy n.j., is now marketed with Strong warnings about the risk of birth defects and women of child bearing age must sign a consent form before in can be prescribed to them said Paula francs spokeswoman for Hoffmann la Roche i m not sure the Way the drug is prescribed now is sufficiently protective Hollzman said. Lammer said that in some european countries the distribution of the drug is sharply restricted. A proposal to restrict its distribution Here was not adopted by the . Food and drug administration Lammer said. Francs noted la a additional requirements Hay been placed on doctors and patients when the drug is to be used in women of child bearing age. The women must have a pregnancy test before taking the drug for example and must agree to use contraceptives francs said. The company has offered to pay for the pregnancy test and for counselling on contraceptive use. We want to do everything in our Power to make sure the drug is never taken during pregnancy she said in a Telephone interview. Lammer said that the birth defects associated with acc Tanc include abnormalities of the brain the Skull and face the heart and the thymus gland which gov erns the immune system. An important difference Between acc Tanc and thalidomide is Hal acc Lanc was known to be a cause of birth defects before in was approved  was not. Furthermore thalidomide was meant to be pre scribed during pregnancy acc Lane is nol. Chahdo mide used As a Tranqu Ilizar and to control nausea was never approved in the United Stales. In a separate report earlier in the meeting. Lammer said that another drug related to acc Tanc called Tugi son also appears to cause birth defects. Megison or ctr Linatoc also made by Hoffmann la Roche additionally has the ability to remain in the body for As Long As two years after women Stop taking it Lammer re ported. Naiona geography makes changes on world map cartographer Arthur ii. Robinson makes a Point about a new world map produced by National geographic. Washington a the nation Al geographic society changed its View of the world on thursday. And still had in Flat. Soc icly officials unveiled a new world map drawn by a projection method that differs radically from he one it has used since 1922, and said they would distribute 10.5 million copies with the december Issue of the National geographic Magazine. After More than a half Century of using the Van Der Grill in projection the National geographic soc icly is adopting the Robinson projection which we believe More clearly portrays inc world As it really is said John b. Carver jr., chief cartographer for the society. Both Robinson and Van Der Grill in arc known As Compromise projections according to the american Congress on surveying and mapping. You can t have what you want. You would like to have All the right sizes and All inc right shapes said Arthurh Rob Inson Developer of the new map. But because any Flat map distorts some parts of the Earth mapmakers have to try to find a balance Between inc relative size and shape of continents their relationships with one another and the oceans separating Ihm. Garver said Hal Robinson s projection has less distortion in the size of land masses located far from the Equator mating countries such As Canada and. The soviet Union appear closer to their real size. In addition by reducing the size Distor Tion of land areas the Robinson map shows More of the Earth s surface As water. Horseback rider s Dpi trial ends with deadlocked jury Sands of time Waynesville . A the trial of a Man charged with Drunken driving on horseback has ended in a deadlocked jury. If they re going to take your License for Riding a horse Thuy ought to make you have tags and a License for in said defendant Barry Michael Treadway after the mistrial wednesday assistant District attorney Art Jacob on said he believed some of the jurors were troubled about applying the Drunken driving Taw against a horseman. He said he had not decided whether to pursue the Case. Treadway 26, of Canton had been convicted in District court last month. The jury was Impan eled to hear his Appeal trod Well was arrested about 2 . J uly 24 by City police who found him Sling atop a horse in inc parking lot of Homer s Keg room. Officers testified monday that tread Way was fussing and cuss and appeared intoxicated when he dismounted. Treadway said he was not the Man who had been seen Riding the horse around the parking lot. The horse s owner who had been at a horse show nearby asked Treadway to hold the hots while he stepped inside to use the Telephone the defendant said. Treadway admitted drinking four to five Beers at the horse show several hours be fore his arrest and a breathalyzer test indicated a blood alcohol level of 0.10, the Legal minimum for intoxication. To the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Oct. 15 1948 the yugoslavian military Mission announced that Yugoslavia would soon free the 53,191 German prisoners of War remaining in the country. 30 years ago today. Oct 15 1958 Madagascar an african Island off the Mozambique coast voted to become a Republic within the French Community the first step towards eventual Independence. 20 years ago foday. Oct is 1968 because of manpower shortages the length of the War and the Light Supply of officers some 24,000 . Soldiers were Send Back to Vietnam for an involuntary second our of duty. 10 years ago foday. Oct. Is 1978 two russians were found guilty of espionage by a Federal court jury and faced a possible life sentence for buying american defense secrets from a naval officer posing As a Iraq for