European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a a a. The stars and stripes sunday january 13, 1991 Young children in Day care May build More immunities Chicago apr very Young children in Day care May run a higher risk of infectious disease but by age 3 children apparently build up immunities and May be at less risk than those who stay Home a researcher said Friday. A your study illustrates the complexity of Day care health questions a said or. Eugene s. Hurwitz of the Federal centers for disease control in Atlanta. In a nationwide Survey covering More than 2,100 children Hurwitz and his colleagues found that those under 18 months old who were in Day care had 60 percent More colds and other respiratory illnesses than those who were cared for at Home. Among Day care children Over age 3, there was a slight decline in the incidence of respiratory diseases a the most common diseases of childhood researchers said. Since the children in whom the decline was noticed had been enrolled in Day care for 27 or More months the researchers said the finding suggests that the youngsters built up immunities from previous contacts with such diseases. A it is possible that this reduced risk of respiratory illness extends into the school age years and results in decreased absenteeism during this period a Hurwitz and his co authors wrote in their study. The research was published in this months paediatrics the american Academy of paediatrics journal based in suburban Elk Grove Village. The study which the researchers said is the largest on the subject was based on Telephone questionnaires completed by the parents of 2,137 children nationwide during the Spring of 1987. The children a recent health histories were obtained by questioning the parents about symptoms diagnoses and Hospital admissions in the two weeks preceding the Telephone interviews. The children were classified into three age groups 6 weeks to 17 months 18 to 35 months and 36 to 59 months. They were also classified As to whether they had Contact with older Brothers or Sisters and whether those siblings had had exposure to Day care facilities. Hurwitz and his colleagues said they also found that having older siblings in the Homes affected the infection rates of the younger children. The researchers found that children in the youngest age group who had older siblings had an increased incidence of respiratory illnesses regardless of whether the youngest children were in Day care. In the oldest age group there was a decline of respiratory illness among those with older siblings a again regardless of Day care factors. According to the National Center for health statistics respiratory infections Are the most common of childhood illnesses with children under age 5 commonly suffering five to six episodes a year. The Center says 68 percent of american children in that age group Are cared for outside their Homes during the Day. With Van Gogh discovery everyone has the real thing Chicago apr an Art expert says the discovery of a previously unknown work by Vincent Van Gogh is doing for paintings what the tabloids did for sightings of Elvis Presley suddenly they re everywhere. A a we be had Calls from people who think they have Renoir moneys Van Gogh a its hilarious a said Leslie Hindman whose auction House in March will sell a Van Gogh found in a Wisconsin couples Home. The painting to be auctioned was spotted by a part time worker at Leslie Hindman auctioneers. It was declared authentic by senior curators in Amsterdam at the risks museum Vincent Van Gogh one of the worlds greatest collections of works by the 19th-Century dutch artist. Hindman said the Van Gogh May bring about $500,000 at the auction even though it is considered a minor work. It is owned by a suburban Milwaukee couple who have asked not to be identified. A a since announcement of the discovery last week Hindman said her office has been deluged with Calls from people who Are sure they too have found the real thing. A Florida Man called to say he had several Van Gogh a Rembrandt a and a a Vinci i  Hindman said she plans to Check out All of the Calls. But How Many claims will be authentic a none a she said. A i mean really  dentist s patients have aids virus Washington up a a Florida dentist believed to have infected a female patient with the aids virus appears to have infected at least two other patients officials said Friday. A a was a routine part of the follow up we have been working with the state to. See. If there is additional information available of that initial Case a said Kent Taylor a spokesman for the Federal centers for disease control in Atlanta. The investigation included testing former patients and found a two  linked to the original dental investigation a Taylor said. He refused to provide any details about the cases until a full report is released this week. However the los Angeles times reported that a genetic analysis of the aids viruses found in All three patients indicated the viruses were very similar to the virus found in the dentist but different than strains found elsewhere in the Community making it unlikely they were infected elsewhere. In addition none of the patients had any characteristics that would make them at High risk for being infected with the human immunodeficiency virus or his which causes aids the newspaper said. A one of the patients was an older woman in a Lone term marital relationship who never had a blood transfusion and whose husband tested negative a a source told the times. A fourth infected patient a who turned up in the course of the investigation had a Strain of the virus unlike that of the dentist and the other three the newspaper said. In addition a the had an Independent risk unrelated to dental procedures a the newspaper was told making it Likely he was infected elsewhere. The cd reported in july that a Florida dentist later identified As or. David acer of Jensen Beach Fla., May have infected a female patient during a tooth extraction. The patient later identified As Kimberly Bergalis is now�?T22. She has subsequently developed aids. Acer died from complications of aids on sept 3 1990. A a Quot the initial Case raised new concerns about healthcare workers who Are infected with the aids virus and prompted the cd to review guidelines about whether such workers pose a danger to patients. That controversial review is ongoing Taylor said. Officials Are Uncertain How the transmission May have occurred but have speculated that the virus could have been spread through equipment in the dentists office that was contaminated with the  firm woman must use birth control implant Visalia Calif. Apr a judge has refused to rescind his order requiring a woman convicted of child abuse to have a birth control implant As a condition of probation. A i find no Case that precludes the order i made and will leave the Issue to higher courts a Tulare county Superior court judge Howard r. Broad Man said in the Case of Darlene Johnson. Defense attorney Charles Rothbaum said he will Appeal on grounds that Broadman violated Johnson s constitutional right to privacy. A there is a fundamental right to reproduce a it Rothbaum told Broadman. He noted that the norplant implants which gradually release a hormone Only recently were approved by the food and drug administration and wont reach the Market until february. Johnson agreed to the implant at her Jan. 2 sentencing hearing but has since changed Ofier mind. Under that agreement she is serving a Brief jail term and is to go on three years probation when released probably in  movie Chain drops Coke products for Pepsi Dedham mass. Up a National amusements inc., a movie Chain owner said Friday it dropped coca cola products after 53 years in favor of Pepsi cola products at its 87 Multi screen Heaters in the United states and Britain. Privately held National amusements operates about 650 screens. Most of the chains 50 million patrons a year Are Likely to buy a soft drink while in the Heaters said Gary Gerdemann a spokesman for Pepsi who declined to give a More specific estimate of the value of the Deal. A television show leads to capture of fugitive Philadelphia up a Philadelphia Man who had been a fugitive for 18 months has been captured after a Story about him appeared on a television program police said Friday., Michael Fitzgerald 22, was arrested wednesday outside his mothers Home in the City Solney Section. A he was wanted for five Philadelphia assaults in 1988 and 1989 in which he used his Teeth files a Tea Kettle and a baseball Bat As weapons. Police said Fitzgerald had been living in port St. Lucie Fla. But he fled last week after a Friend. Called to say a Crew from a a american a most wanted had been filming in his old neighbourhood and after he saw in a to listing that an episode was to include a segment on a Philadelphia Man who beat people with a Bat. Authorities received tips from at least six viewers in Florida after the segment on Fitzgerald was broadcast Jan. 4. He was traced Back to Philadelphia and arrested. Protective abortion Bill is filed in Wyoming Cheyenne Wyo. Apr a group of Wyom no legislators filed a Bill Friday that would prohibit abortions except in cases of rape and incest or when necessary to protect a woman a life. Rep p Honaker a Democrat told reporters the a Wyoming human life Protection act would protect the rights of unborn children and pregnant women. A fee always been concerned with civil rights a said rep. Fred Harrison also a Democrat. A the civil rights of an unborn child Are As much my concern As the rights of anybody  in Washington the National abortion rights action league criticized the proposed legislation. Hie people of Wyoming elect their representatives to build roads and schools not to interfere in the personal private decisions that belong to women and their families a said Kate Michelman executive director of the group. Legislators at a news conference contended that abortions victimize women. Abortion is a Way for men to avoid responsibility for and pregnancies they  said democratic rep. Edith Garcia. A this Bill has the Best interests of w Omen at