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... GL@BAL NEWS ... NEWS I have also visited both private and public clinics and hospitals in all those countries. I am the person responsible for starting the three ozone treatment centres that are on the oxytherapy list in the state of New York, USA. I still do work at two of them, performing approx. 50 to 70 major auto- haemotherapy treatments a week. I was also responsible for the Medical Society for Ozone Therapy of Germany presenting the ozone therapy courses in English in 1993, 1994 and 1995. The Ozone Research Center in Cuba is, in my opinion, the best that I have seen in the world for medical ozone treatment and ozone research, both medical and industri- al. If I were looking for medical treatment, it is the first place I would consider. Contact details are as follows: Ozone Research Center 15 Ave & 230 St #1313, Sibony, Playa, or PO Box 6880, C. Havana, Cuba Phone: (537) 787 4141; Fax: (537) 21 0233 E-mail: ozone @infomed.sld.cu (Source: Joseph Passero, 13 April 1997, e-mail: jp@spacelab.net, via the Internet Oxygen Therapy discussion group: list@ oxytherapy.com) legal aid are successful, the class action is expected to lead to a flood of similar claims for damages. HRT is prescribed to one in three British women in their 50s for menopausal symp- toms (such as hot flushes and a reduction in bone strength) caused by a loss of oestro- gen. But recent research has shown that in the first year of treatment, women taking HRT are four times as likely to suffer from deep vein thrombosis, leaving their legs permanently swollen, and life-threatening blood clots in the lungs. Rosalie Houghton, a Hereford solicitor handling the cases of several claimants, says she has a coroner's certificate where HRT has been cited as a secondary cause of death in one case. (Source: The Sunday Telegraph [UK], 23 March 1997) microchip and powered by a small battery which is also implanted under the skin's surface. The battery is recharged by plac- ing the wrist next to an inductive recharger. The watch would be smart enough to know when to reset itself for time changes, but, if necessary, its setting could be altered via remote control. Researchers believe the same technology could be used to create a range of electron- ic tags for criminals, and could be adapted to record medical information such as blood temperature and pressure. Prototypes of the watch are reportedly already being tested. The mind boggles! (Source: Daily Mail [UK], 29 March 1997) of death in one case. one ; BIG BROTHER CAR CONTROL (Source: The Sunday Telegraph [UK], The NRMA motorists’ group is ready to 23 March 1997) launch a satellite-controlled road service: a THE WRISTWATCH YOU WEAR Big Brother ‘eye in the sky’ that can unlock IN YOUR WRIST car doors by remote control and deliver soy assistance at the push of a button. Conspiracy theorists will love this one! . Called "StarTrack", when fitted to mem- Scientists are testing a revolutionary watch “e . . - which can be implanted beneath the skin of bers’ cars it will provide satellite tracking the wrist. The device, expected to be on S€tVices using the Global Positioning sale within three years, would be inserted System (GPS). With installation costs at in a cheap and relatively painless procedure A$1,245, it will deliver a range of features, at an outpatients clinic. Because skin is ©-8:-» locating your stolen car and disabling partially transparent, the watch's time ani its engine, or giving advance warning that date display would show through. your battery is almost flat. "StarTrack" The invention, under development at also provides safety precautions such as a computer company Interval Research in ‘panic button’, which, when pressed, alerts California, uses a liquid crystal display an operator that emergency help is needed. built into a thin film of plastic and seale (Source: The Sydney Morning Herald, with a protective layer. It is controlled by a 2 May 1997) BIG BUSINESS TO RUN SMALL COUNTRIES? A British think tank has proposed that multinational corporations "privatise" eco- nomically troubled countries. In the jour- nal of London's Institute of Economic Affairs, Robert Whelan criticised foreign aid programs, arguing that "cash grants to Africa" only create "wealthy dictators". Under Whelan's plan, the world's biggest companies would bid for leases to operate third world countries for up to 21 years, in exchange for an agreed-upon return on the earnings. Whelan says, "it might at least be worth a try", but Oxfam Africa's Kevin Watkins sniffs that, "if they knew their his- tory, they would know that this has been tried before." It's called imperialism! (Source: Earth Island Journal, Winter 1996-97) WOMEN UNITE TO SUE HRT DRUG MANUFACTURERS In a landmark case in the UK, a group of 15 women who claim to have suffered seri- ous side-effects through taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are attempting to sue the manufacturers of the drugs. If the 15 women who have applied for JUNE - JULY 1997 NEXUS -9