Nine months ago, Hamilton resident Bernard Davis became the first man in America to receive an experimental type of coronary stent. Now the device is part of mainstream treatment for heart disease.
Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the wide-scale use of the ACS MultiLink DUET stent, made by Guidant Corp. National clinical trials of the device were led by the Lindner Center for Clinical Cardiovascular Research at Christ Hospital.
Stents are tiny metal mesh tubes that doctors insert to prop open clogged blood vessels in the heart and other parts of the body. The DUET stent is significantly smaller and more flexible than previous stent designs, which makes it possible to use the device in many more hard-to-reach places.
Since approval, doctors at Christ Hospital have inserted the device in 29 patients, including seven the first day it was approved, said Dr. Dean Kereiakes, medical director of the Lindner Center and principal investigator for the national clinical trial.
Illinois man killed in I-74 crash
LAWRENCEBURG - An Urbana, Ill., man was killed Wednesday in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 74 north of Lawrenceburg.
The Dearborn County sheriff's office said Craig R. Webber, 62, was killed about 11:15 a.m. when his eastbound car went off the roadway into the median, came back across two lanes of traffic, went off the right side of the road and flipped over on its top.
The victim's wife, Alice J. Webber, a passenger in the car, suffered minor injuries.
Accused stabber fled on skates, cops say
MIDDLETOWN - An alleged knife-wielding in-line skater appeared Wednesday in municipal court on a felonious assault charge.
Police allege Adam Stacy, 18, of the 4800 block of Carlow Circle stabbed another Middletown man at the local Burger King restaurant Saturday, then fled on his skates.
Mr. Stacy, who is free on $5,000 bail, faces a Dec. 4 hearing to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to send the case to a grand jury.
He is accused of stabbing Tracy L. Kessel, 25, in the abdomen and chest. He was in fair condition Wednesdayat Middletown Regional Hospital.
Hamilton student charged with rape
HAMILTON - A court hearing has been set for a Hamilton High School student charged with two counts of rape.
Michael R. Bowman, 18, is to appear Wednesday in Hamilton Municipal Court. He is accused of raping a 25-year-old Hamilton woman Oct. 17 at his residence in the 1400 block of Maple Avenue.
The woman, who was visiting the residence with friends, told police the rape occurred when she went to use the bathroom.
Author featured at Saturday workshop
Z Budapest, author of Summoning the Fates, will hold "A Transforming Workshop" at the Cincinnati Art Museum. The workshop runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in the Fifth Third Lecture Room. Admission is $65 and includes a box lunch. Tickets or information: 451-4837 or 483-8504.
Mill Creek's progress detailed
The annual public report on the Mill Creek will be given 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Sciences, 1111 Edison Drive in Bond Hill.
Called "New Realities of 1998 for the Mill Creek," it is free, casual and open to anyone.
The Mill Creek Watershed Council is presenting the program, which will include restoration of "brownfields" industrial sites, runoff control in Butler County, water sampling, the Army Corps of Engineers two-year study, and plans for a spidery greenways system along the creek and its tributaries.
Taft will get say in new superintendent
COLUMBUS - The state school board has decided Gov.-elect Bob Taft will have a part in the selection of a new state school superintendent. The board decided Tuesday to invite Mr. Taft to take part in discussions and interviews as it searches for a replacement for John Goff, who is retiring.
Mr. Taft won't have a vote, since the superintendent serves at the pleasure of the board.
Mr. Taft and his Democratic opponent, Lee Fisher, both asked the board to postpone its selection of a superintendent until after the Nov. 3 election so the governor-elect could participate.
The board initially refused. But the process has taken longer than anticipated, so the panel decided to ask Mr. Taft to take part, board President Jennifer Sheet said.
Lesbian couple both want to be 'mother'
CANTON, Ohio - An 8-year-old girl raised from birth by a lesbian couple should legally be able to call both women "mother," an attorney for the couple told a state appeals court.
"It's in their daughter's best interest for the court to recognize that both women have been mothers in every sense of the word," said Patricia Logue, the couple's attorney and a lawyer for the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc.
Ms. Logue made the argument Tuesday before the Ohio 5th District Court of Appeals in Canton.
The case involves two Summit County women, one of whom is the biological mother. The child was conceived by artificial insemination. The two women filed a request in Summit County Probate Court in 1996 to allow the non-biological mother to adopt. The court turned them down, saying Ohio law requires one mother to give up her status as a parent before the other can adopt.
