European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday August 31, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 5doctors pose Little aids risk Koop says Washington apr former surgeon general c. Everett Koop said thursday that there is a essentially no risk a of getting the aids virus from a doctor. Officials of the american medical association the Federal centers for disease control and the society for Hospital epidemiology of America joined Koop in arguing against mandatory testing of physicians or other stringent measures. A i have found that the Public is both concerned and confused about the real risks of getting aids a Koop said. A there is essentially no risk. Of transmission from a health care worker to a patient a he said. Karen Ringen legislative representative of the aids action Council applauded the statements and said at a news conference a this kind of reassurance from the medical Community is Long overdue. A no one Speaks with greater authority on aids issues than or. or. C. Glen Mayhall president of the society for Hospital epidemiology said that a excellent programs for infection control will protect our patients from All infections acquired during the delivery of health care Quot and there is no need for special measures to Deal with aids. A by far the biggest real risk of aids is behavioural a said or. Raymond Scalettar a member of the Ama Board of trustees. A the huge majority of people who get aids were exposed to the virus through unprotected sexual Contact a whether heterosexual or homosexual a and through intravenous drug use which involved shared a the centers for disease control in Atlanta has issued voluntary guidelines for health care workers to follow in Case they become infected with the human immunodeficiency virus the forerunner of aids. Or. Gary Noble cd Deputy director said a in the overwhelming number of medical encounters we Sim ply done to need to be worried about aids or hepatitis b transmission and it is important for both patients and workers to understand that fact. However for More invasive procedures the cd guidelines should be followed the news conference followed a meeting on wednesday of several medical organizations in Chicago convened by the american medical association. The new York times reported Friday that most of the organizations concerned were refusing to cooperate with the centers for disease control in drawing up guidelines on what medical procedures should not be performed by doctors and other health care workers infected with aids. Or. Roy Schwarz an association vice president told the news conference that the Ama trustees would probably review the association s advice that doctors should be tested for aids and if infected either warn patients or refrain from certain s new business venture is child s play this drawing shows Mcdonald a leaps amp Bounds play Center for children. Chicago a Mcdonald a corp is growing by leaps amp Bounds an experimental indoor playground business for children and parents that takes the fast food Chain into a radically different Market. A 11,000-Square-foot prototype a emphasizing physical fitness not Mcdonald a food a is expected to open by the end of september in the Chicago suburb of Naperville company spokeswoman Terri Capatosto said thursday. A a it a a very natural evolution in our by siness a Capatosto said from the company a suburban Oak Brook Headquarters. A it takes the same business elements and put a different focus on of food folks and fun a with the emphasis on food it la be a fun folks and food a with the emphasis on the fun part of the indoor playgrounds will offer slides ropes for climbing crawl tunnels cushioned Walls air mattresses and Ball crawls where kids can Romp in an area full of colourful plastic balls. Children from toddlers to adolescents will pay $4.95 to enter leaps amp Bounds for the Day and must be accompanied by a Parent. Parents will enter free and will be encouraged to play with the children. The company did no to say How Long it will try the Experiment before deciding whether to expand. With the government estimating there will be about 47 million children younger than 12 by 2000, Mcdonald a appears to be trying to get in on a potentially lucrative Market now in its infancy. Mcdonald a chief competitor will be discovery zone inc., a Kansas City mo., concern that pioneered indoor playgrounds and physical fitness centers m january 1990. A a it a a very lucrative business with virtually no Competition Quot said Jack Gunion discovery zones president. Children who go to discovery zone Are charged $5.75 for the first hour and $1.75 for each additional hour. Parents get in free and Are encouraged to stay with their child. But there also Are some drop off programs Gunion said. A discovery zone Center which costs about $400,000 to build draws an average of 100,000 children yearly he said. Capatosto declined to reveal the Startup costs for leaps amp Bounds calling it a a modest both leaps amp Bounds and discovery zone have Concession stands that sell health foods. In the stars and stripes10 years ago aug. 31,1981 a a bomb ripped through the prime ministers office in Central Tehran Iran wounding president Mohammed Ali Rajai and prime minister Mohammed Javad Bah Onar and killing five other people.20 years ago aug. 31,1971 a West and East Berlin officials met to discuss opening the Wall so that West berliners can have Access to the Eastern sector of the city.30 years ago aug. 31,1961 a in spite of last minute efforts by racial extremists to promote a Boycott four Atlanta High schools integrated without any major disturbance ending a Century of school segregation in the city.40 years ago aug. 31,1951 a the director of the . Mint encouraged every family in the United states to put 10 pennies Back into circulation saying it would save the government 1,260 tons of scarce Copper. Etc orders diaper company to Stop saying its product is biodegradable by the los Angeles times ads and product labels that boast about biodegradability May soon have to clean up their acts. In its first Ever Public settlement of a biodegradability claim the Federal Trade commission on thursday ordered a Placentia calif., company to Stop saying its diapers will decompose in landfills. American Environ products which makes bunnies disposable diapers agreed to Stop running ads a and placing labels on its products a that claim the diapers will decompose a within 3 to 5 years or a before your child grows the action is a Clear warning to other makers of plastic diapers and trash bags who a eager to Latch on to consumer concerns about the environment a have made similar claims. More Etc actions against others who make environmental claims Are expected this year. A a we re not just picking on one company a said Lee Peeler assistant director for advertising practices at the Etc. A we have a Range of in june Mobil paid six states $150,000 to Settle charges that it misled Consumers about the degradability of its trash bags. But diapers not trash bags have the it cd a immediate attention. An estimated 40 million diapers a Day Are shipped to landfills. Executives at Environ products expressed outrage that they were singled out. A bigger competitors a Are allowed to do the same thing a said Robert Chickering president of american Environ. Lie said ads last year for luvs and pampers diapers claimed they were nearly 10 months ago shortly after the Etc complained american Environ greatly toned Down its labels and advertising for bunnies diapers. It removed the Large lettering on the Box that said a a biodegradable and replaced it with a Chart that outlines environmental information. A this is old news a said Chickering who noted that actions like this May Stop other entrepreneurs with environmentally progressive products from entering the marketplace. Airline agrees to revise weight rules fort Worth Texas a american airlines has agreed to rehire about a dozen flight attendants fired for weighing too much and has set new standards that allow for a Little Middle age spread. The agreement approved by a Federal judge wednesday settles discrimination lawsuits filed by the association of professional flight attendants and the equal employment Opportunity commission. _ americans previous court approved weight standards a in effect since 1977 a made no allowances for age. Under the new rules cider flight attendants will be allowed to weigh More than younger ones. For example under the old rules a 5 foot-5 female attendant had to weigh 129 pounds or less. Under the new rules an attendant of that height age 20 to 24, can weigh 133 or less and 145 or less if she is age 40 to 44. Andrea Rader a spokeswoman for the fort Worth based airline said about 12 attendants fired since 19h5 under the old rules will get their jobs Back
