European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes . Saturday february 20,1993caution urged on new aids study Washington up experts on thursday cautioned people infected with the aids virus against trying an experimental therapy that has shown Promise in the Laboratory before the approach has been proven Safe and effective. Researchers at the Massachusetts general Hospital in Boston on wednesday reported that a combination of three drugs appears to inhibit the aids virus in the Laboratory. But doctors quickly cautioned that Many approaches that show Promise in the Laboratory fail to work in patients or turn out to be far too toxic to be practical. A a we done to know what the toxicity Glass of red a a. A a May be Good for the heart Washington up red wine contains compounds that May help prevent heart disease possibly explaining the a French Paradox of a Low heart disease rate among people who cat High fat diets researchers say. Red wine contains substances known As phenolic Flavon oids that appear to prevent the transformation of a certain Type of cholesterol into its harmful form researchers from the University of Cal for Nia at Davis reported thursday. Quot the a French Paradox has been attributed to the regular drinking of red wine Quot the researchers wrote in the journal the lancet. A these data provide a plausible explanation of the French Paradox but we need to know  High fat High cholesterol diets arc known to increase the risk for heart disease in the United states. But in some regions of France people eat diets High in saturated fats without any apparent increased risk for heart Dis Case. In fact French men Are three to five times less Likely than . Men to die of heart disease. Researchers have assumed that the hazards of the diet May be offset by the benefits of drinking alcohol. In the new study researchers Analysed the non alcoholic components of red wine to determine whether they had any beneficial effects. Laboratory tests showed that phenolic Flavon oids appeared to reduce the a a oxidation of a form of cholesterol known As Low density lipoproteins Bdl into a form that can cause arteries to narrow they said. A red wine contains several antioxidant compounds that May delay the narrowing of arteries caused by the accumulation of fatty deposits and formation of dangerous blood clots a said John Kinsella one of the researchers. Would be in people a said or. Anthony s. Fauci director of the National Institute of allergy and infectious diseases who leads the governments aids research. Fauci said he doubted Many patients would be Able to obtain the exact drug combination that was tested in the Laboratory because Only two of the drugs a at and Del a arc available. But he was concerned that patients May try other combinations of drugs because of the report that the combination May work by overwhelming the aids virus tendency to mutate to avoid being killed by a single drug. A the worst thing individuals could do is Willy Nilly at random take some combination of drugs a Fauci said. A that would be very very dangerous. When you add combinations of drugs there a the danger of a synergy of  John Hatchett of the people with aids coalition in new York said his group never takes a stand on any potential therapy. But he said he was being  people do have Means of getting experimental drugs. In some cases that is not inappropriate. But it certainly is not something anyone would recommend. Its unproven and we done to know How the drugs Wal interact in the body a he said. A we always urge caution. It is potentially very exciting but its unproven and its always risky to use a treatment course that does no to have  clinical trials on aids patients arc expected to begin at several Sites around the nation this year to determine whether the treatment can slow or Stop the spread of the deadly disease. In addition to the approved drugs at and Del the experimental therapy described in the British journal nature involved a third experimental drug called pyridine one. All three drugs attack a sin Gle enzyme reverse transcript ase which the virus needs to reproduce. M. A i a. Ask v a Quot Ltd it Yov if it 1a v it v it it \ / a a a it Jav it it  it Jedi 1. I. Npmpwni8 a. Quot 1. It i v a Quot a a s / it it /. \.a. V. A the Home track at workers at the White House take a look at a jogging1 track being has frequently been running in downtown Washington but the built along the driveway on the South Lawn. The $30,000 Cost of Security and press motorcade that follows him has brought the track to be used by president Clinton will be covered by grumbling by motorists who have been caught in traffic jams private donations said press Secretary Dee Dee Myers. Clinton created by the presidents following. R teens fast to learn about starvation new York a sixth in year old Angie Henderson wont be eating anything for 30 hours. So amp  Only Way Shell Ever understand the it Finger that millions a Ouid the world suffer everyday. The High school student from Oak Wood ga., is among 50,000 teen agers around the country who Are expected to take part in a fast to help starving children in Somalia and surrounding countries. Each participant seeks sponsors. Called the 30-hour famine the event is sponsored by world vision an International Relief organization. Participants Are supposed to consume Only water and fruit juice from 1 . Friday until 7 . Today. A  Hawkins National director of the fast said the organization Hopes to raise $450,000. Most of the teens Learned of the fast through their churches. Henderson teen director of the 30-hour famine in Georgia fasted last year when world vision started the fund Rais sex defendants in 3 scandals or in the United stated last year More than 1 million people worldwide participated and raised More than $15 million. A the most hungry id been was not eating breakfast and waiting till lunch a Lenderson said. A a i realized what these kids go through every Day and in a glad i have a part in helping them out. Food was All i was thinking  during the fast teen agers will be working in homeless shelters serving in soup kitchens and doing neighbourhood cleanup. Washington a there they were former criminal defendants from three scandals spanning two decades a Iran Contra watergate and a lesser known affair from the Reagan Era known As wed tech. From Caspar w. Weinberger and Lyn Nofziger to g. Gordon Liddy All were seated at the head table thursday night for a a Salute to Cap Weinberger at the 20th Annua conservative political action conference. A my Little problem with the . Government Cost $1.8 million a former White House aide Nofziger confided to the audience of several Hundred people shortly before he received a Check from conservative groups to help defray his Legal expenses. Weinberger former Cia official Clair George and sex state department official Elliott Abrams picked up checks too and were honoured As patriots. A i say a Patriot is someone who faces an unprincipled prosecutor with an unlimited staff and an unlimited budget and an unlimited ego a said Senate Republican Leader Robert j. Dole. A Caliup. Gather for Weinberger fete counsel lawr�?8  . 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