An internal Environmental Protection Agency report suggests that a chemical used to produce Teflon might pose health risks for young girls and women of childbearing age.

Nonstick coating Teflon is being used in clothing to improve stain and wrinkle resistance; photos (Pulse column)

Federal Aviation Administration issues emergency order that airlines flying Boeing 727's must inspect wires in fuel tanks, replace them if chafing is found and wrap them in protective layer of Teflon

Designer Yeohlee Teng introduces cotton shirts coated with Teflon; photo (Pulse column)

Epic Therapeutics Inc receives patent for new technology that may reduce number of injections needed for patients taking bioengineered medications; Dr Maurice Fox and Stanley Selman receive patent for Teflon sock that they say will end blisters and calluses that plague athletes; International Business Machines Corp received most American patents in 1996, for fourth consecutive year; it received total of 1,867 patents in 1996 (M)...