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14. national Battalion/Page 15 October 15, 1982 Warped by Scott McCullar d t(j corei spar! and y ii iona ovei? paritj caiioj and nford :s be- and m2 jo anges on to ges. Ils are nental onion in sale sofoj L*nergj' acts lie Ocean a Hated gerotr hanli j* Oceaa low mse Hint; intated ‘en SW o willing, . “this tie^ are ney up Budget would for the THI5 THING 5£ ftlGHTIEK THAN THE 5WOKP BUT IT STILL RUINS A SHIRT JUST AS WELL... , Profit taking pushes average back down United Press International NEW YORK — Wall Street’s powerhouse rally ran into profit taking today that pushed the Dow Jones industrial average down from a l7'/2-month high but left it above the 1,000 level. Trading was heavy. Despite some early selling, brokers predicted the market would meet the challenge as long as interest rates continue to decline. The average, w'hich climbed 11.4 points Wednesday, was off 4.41 to 1,010.67 at 11:30 a.m. EDT. Wednesday’s close of 1,015.08 was the highest since it finished at 1,016.93 on April 28, 1981. The closely watched average, which soared through the 1,000 level for the first time in 15 months Monday, had risen 238.16 points since the rallv be gan Aug. 13 and 111.47 over the previous seven sessions. Many analysts predicted the Dow will challenge its all-time high of 1,051.70 set on Jan. 11, 1973, if it can establish 1,000 as a floor. Doctors to test public for herpes United Press International ATLANTA — Thousands of people nationwide will join one of the largw| studies ever of genital herj* in an effort to find out wfeo has the painful, re curring viral ailment and who is likely to catch it, researchers say. The live-year investigation by 35 medical detectives will be funded by a $ 1.78 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — the largest grant ever made by the institute. Researchers said the main goal of the study announced Wednesday is to determine who is most susceptible to genital herpes and the extent of the sex ually transmitted disease. “At the end of the study we should know which people are most likely to have herpes — and have a clearer idea of how many of them do," said Dr. Andre Nahmias, professor of pediat rics and chief of infectious dis eases and immunology at the Emory University School of Medicine. Genital herpes is a highly contagious viral infection that occurs around the sexual organs, manifested by painful blisters. No cure has been found for it. Medical authorities agree the disease has reached epidemic proportions in this country but disagree on its prevalence. Esti mates range from 4 million to 20 million cases. The NIAID places the figure at 5 million, with 300,000 new cases added each year. Nahmias is considered one of the world’s leading authorities on the disease and has been working for years to develop a vaccine for the ailment. In addi tion to 20 investigators from Emory, the study will involve 15 researchers from the national Centers for Disease Control, the University of South Carolina and the state health depart ments of Ohio and California. Nahmias said part of the study will look at the distribution of genital herpes cases. Blood studies wall be performed on samples of the national popula tion to determine how wide spread the disease actually is. Dr. Harry Keyserling, a col league of Nahmias’, said the study has many objectives, in cluding looking at individuals infected for the first time to de termine how many do not have clinical symptoms of the disease. “Many people don’t have any symptoms,” he said. “That’s something most people are not aware of. That’s scary because they can shed the virus and don’t even know they have it. “We hope to find out if that is a significant reservoir of poten tial infection or a very minor one.” Smaller but more involved studies will look specifically at certain groups of people — 5,000 members of a health maintenance organization in the Atlanta area, 800 students at the University of South Carolina in Columbia and more than 1,000 pregnant women. CAR WASH at Mama's Pizza Sunday October 17th from 12:00-5:00 p.m. $ 2 00 per Car given by DELTA DELTA DELTA GETAWAY!! Death risk increased by mild hypertension be to ley yill on ree isa £ UP United Press International BOSTON — Many of the 32 million Americans with high blood pressure may be increas ing their risk of fatal strokes or heart disease by ignoring mild hypertension in the early stages, government researchers said Thursday. A five-year study showed pa tients with mildly elevated dias tolic blood pressure levels put on a program of diuretics and Wood-pressure drugs had a 20 percent lower death rate than patients referred to their private jloctors, who often do not treat mild hypertension. I “Therefore, any attempt to Reduce substantially excess mor- Jality from cardiovascular dis- <ase due to elevated diastolic ilood pressure must include Emphasis op the group with so- talled miP,hypertension,” the Rudy saicU I The research, conducted by Jhe National Heart, Uung and Blood Institute in Bethesda, Md., examined nearly 11,000 lAmericans regarded as mildly •Jiypertensive — those with blood sressures ranging from 90mm •to 104mm. i Doctors are more likely to treat only patients with diastolic pressures of 105mm and above, •the study said. The diastolic pressbre is the second, lower fi- 'gure given in a blood pressure reading. The researchers found pa tients, many already suffering heart damage, who were taking anti-hypertensive drugs had 20.3 percent fewer deaths and heart-related diseases during the study. ; Those patients who had no evidence of previous heart dam age and were receiving no such Small quake wakes valley United Press International LOSANGEUES — A moderate earthquake struck the Eos Angeles’ San Fernando Valley ear ly today, shaking residences and Awakening slumbering occupants, but apparently causing no ’damage. •Dennis Meredith, a spokesman for the California Institute of Technology, said the temblor measured 3.6 on the Richter •scale and struck at 2:57 a.m. Its .epicenter was one mile west of .Canoga Park, a section of the valley. Various police divisions in the valley received many telephone calls from startled residents. Lt. Jon Ainsof the Simi Valley Police Department in suburban Ventura County, northwest of the valley, said: "it was a very minor, but noticeable tremor like we’re used to in Southern Cali fornia.” Startled residents were less blase. drugs when the study began had 28.6 percent fewer deaths. The American Heart Associa tion estimates 2 million Amer icans suffer from either high diastolic pressure or systolic pressure — the upper figure on a blood pressure reading. A total of 30,600 victims died in 1979, the most recent figures avail able, the association said. If doctors are to cut the death rate of high blood pressure suf ferers, the study said, they must treat mild hypertensives because most people are in that range and, therefore, more deaths are in that group. “The present data suggest if maximal reduction in mortality is to be achieved, the goals for anti-hypertensive therapy need to be critically re-examined,” the study said. “These findings sup- port a recommendation that in patients with mild hypertension, treatments should be consi dered early, before damage to end organs occurs.” The 10,940 people, aged 30 to 69 — recruited from 14 U.S. cities — were divided into two groups and followed for five years. Half were referred to their physicians, who were told the patients suffered from hypertension. Judgment on treatment w'as left to the doctors. The other half were treated in five stages with diuretics and common blood-pressure pills at institute clinics. The institute-monitored group averaged blood-pressure readings of about 4mm lower than the referred care group at the end of the study. But the researchers said the difference is significant. “These observations indicate the importance of small incre ments in blood pressure in large groups of people may not be suf ficiently appreciated,” they said. Saddle And Sirloin Omelet Breakfast Saturday, October 16 7:30-8:15 a.m. KLEBERG ATRIUM Tickets Avail. At The Door *3 00 RIAN YOUR NEXT WEEKEND with equipment from the Outdoor Rec. Equipment Rental 4 Man Tents $8/wkend Canoes $20/wkend Backpacks $3/wkend Most other types of equip, available. For more information call or come by The Grove M&F 12-6 T&Th 3-6 845-4511 ORC is an MSC Committee serving Students, Faculty & Staff. 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