ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, April 19, 1996 TAG: 9604190053
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: B6 EDITION: METRO
NEW YORK - Smokers can chew their way to quitting now - without a prescription.
Nicorette, the nicotine-dispensing gum that has been sold only under a doctor's supervision for 12 years, was introduced Thursday as an over-the-counter medicine.
The price is high - about $350 for a 12-week program. The marketer, SmithKline Beecham PLC, says that's about the same as a 1 1/2-pack-a-day cigarette habit. - Associated Press Briefly ...
The government admitted Thursday that some of its agents have leaked confidential information about the Unabomber case, but argued that the misbehavior was not significant enough to let suspect Theodore Kaczynski go free. In response to a defense motion to drop the charge against Kaczynski, Assistant U.S. Attorney Bernard Hubley wrote that federal sources were responsible for some of the leaks, but the Justice Department has taken steps to plug them.
The daily shedding and regrowth of cells in the retina nerve of the eye may help control the sleep cycle and guide the body's perception of the passage of time, researchers at the University of Virginia report. In laboratory studies using retinas removed from the eyes of hamsters, scientists found that the cultured cells controlled the release of melatonin based on light levels. The rise and fall of melatonin is thought to control the body's sleep-wake cycle.
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