European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A thursday May 5, 1994 a drug to be by John Flynn san Francisco examiner san Francisco a the nations first clinical trial of the French drug ru-486 As a morning after Pill will begin immediately at the University of Cal Fomia san Francisco researchers announced. The trial will focus on the drugs ability to prevent pregnancies up to five Days after unprotected sex rather than on its More widely known use As an abortion Pill the University said tuesday. Some 150 women in the Bay area will be Given the drug As a Post Intercourse contraceptive or morning after Pill said or. David Grimes chief of obstetrics gynaecology and reproductive sciences at san Francisco general Hospital. ,. Sponsored by the world health organization the trial will involve 2,100 women in 14 locations around the world. San Francisco is the Only . Site in the program. Although widely used in Europe ru-486 was banned for use in the United states in 1989 by the  . The stars and stripes Page 9 As morning after Pill food and drug administration because of the Bush administration s anti abortion policies. Last year president Clinton reversed that stance signing an executive order calling for research into the drug. The a Csc trials will be the first birth control studies involving ru-486 in the United states in four years. A. A a a. A. A a the goal of the program will be to determine the Best dosage of the drug for preventing pregnancies Grimes said. A a women will be tested at three dosages up to five Days after having unprotected sex and will be monitored for Side effects which can include bleeding nausea dizziness breast tenderness and abdominal pain. Women interested in participating can Call 415 5020299.a researchers believe ru-486 May be a big improvement Over other drugs As an after sex contraceptive other morning after treatments such As High dosages of oestrogen and progesterone must be undertaken within three Days of unprotected sex. Grimes believes ru-486 May have fewer Side effects than other treatments and May be effective up to five Days after sex. A this Means that if a woman has unprotected sex on a Friday night she has up to wednesday night to prevent a pregnancy a he said. Grimes emphasized that no pregnant women will be Given the drug. Researchers generally agree that pregnancy does not begin until an egg embeds itself in the uterine wait five to six Days after fertilization. The use of ru-486 after sex can Block this process and prevent a pregnancy from starting research has shown. A it is a Means of preventing abortions about which everyone should rally a Grimes said. A a it a a True prevention  a steroid also known As Mif Pristone ru-486 is most widely known for its ability to induce abortion by blocking the action of the hormone progesterone which is essential for beginning and maintaining a pregnancy. A a a a. A a a health system hurts children elders say by Tom Paulson Seattle Post Intilli Gencur Seattle a children Are among those suffering the most from the crisis in health care and this Side to the crisis is growing worse every year . Surgeon general Joycelyn elders said tuesday. A we must make sure that All children have Access to health care a elders told about 4,000 paediatricians at the conference in Seattle. What the United states has is a system that spends the most Money per capita on health care but has the highest infant mortality tates highest teenage pregnancy rates and poorest immunization rates among nearly All Industrial nations she said. Elders was honoured by the physicians group with an award for her advocacy on children a health issues. She noted that prison inmates have been Given the right to health care by Congress but that children represent one third of the nations 35 million uninsured. A a a v a. A elders a we have to make sure that our children have at least the same right As the prison population a she said. The Clinton administrations push for health care Reform is largely driven with this goal in mind she said. Elders was the keynote speaker for Annua ambulatory paediatric association. This organization along with the american paediatric society and the society for paediatric research is meeting through today at the Washington state convention and Trade Center. Many of those attending the conference applauded elders sentiments. A others questioned whether the Clinton administrations Quot managed competitions approach to health care Reform would improve care for children. The Clinton plan As Well As the Reform approach already being phased in As part of Washington states 1993 health services act is based on this concept. While the government would provide for the unemployed. A managed Competition will fragment and decentralize health care a said or. Herb Abelson chairman of paediatrics at children a Hospital and medical Center in Seattle. A a Abelson said this approach emphasizes Price Competition and Cost control Over Access and Quality in health care. Children a health care has suffered from a system that tends to consider first the needs of Middle class adults and everything else As an added expense he said. A a a a v the administrations plan for Reform is just a new twist with the same Bias a and it wont work a Abelson said. Well done or else Burger eaters told Seattle a if you like your hamburger rare the Federal government says you re taking a deadly risk. The . 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