New push for FDA power over tobacco
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 17:09 - http://www.fiercepharma.com/You can't fault the new Congress for lack of zeal. Already, lawmakers are pushing for a big tobacco bill that would charge the FDA with regulating cigarettes. Sponsored by Sen. Ted Kennedy--after...
New tests will help advance cancer therapies
Published on Tuesday 06 January 2009 - 14:46 - http://www.fiercebioresearcher.com/A group of Canadian scientists has developed new tests that can be used to distinguish between normal, healthy stem cells and cancer-causing stem cells. And they say the tests will be put to use to...
Closing Bell: Dow ends down on bleak data; AMZN, AAPL, ICE, LVS, TM
Published on Monday 05 January 2009 - 22:23 - http://www.bloggingstocks.com/Filed under: After the bell, Apple Inc (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Market matters, Las Vegas Sands (LVS)Today was a quiet day of selling despite the return of most traders...
1-20-09: A new administration takes over
Published on Monday 05 January 2009 - 14:58 - http://www.fiercebiotech.com/A new administration means new legislation on reimportation, a fresh look at stem cell research policy and follow-on bills. And that's just the beginning.'For eight long years the Bush...
More federal research money after years of flat funding?
Published on Monday 05 January 2009 - 14:52 - http://www.fiercebiotech.com/Let's hope so.'Researchers say they've had plenty of practice with hard times. With the lid firmly on NIH funding, five long years of static cash flow has steadily eaten away at research...
New York Times Examines President Bush's Expansion of Community Health Clinics
Published on Monday 05 January 2009 - 06:00 - http://www.kaisernetwork.org/President Bush will leave office "with a health care legacy in bricks and mortar: he has doubled federal financing for community health centers, enabling the creation or expansion of 1,297 clinics...
The Imperial Republican Year in Review
Published on Friday 02 January 2009 - 23:16 - http://www.imperialrepublican.com/Headlines from 2008January 3 The Imperial Republican staff ranks top stories of 2007 with No. 1 being the continued water concerns relative to the compact settlement with Kansas and the new...
endgame: Hamas must agree to 'durable' ceasefire
Published on Tuesday 30 December 2008 - 15:21 - http://www.ireport.com/Obaid Karki Outcast hepcat, incendiary wordsmith, hexalingual Die'hart Paulite Libertarian of rude wit. Serving synaptic pleasure for'your leisure. You want the truth? take it easy, but take it....
Daschle Listens to Hoosier Health Concerns
Published on Tuesday 30 December 2008 - 15:11 - http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/President-elect Barack Obama's nominee for Health and Human Services secretary has come to Indiana to hear about problems with the U.S. health care system. South Dakota Senator Tom Daschle (D)...
Economy voted top Conn. story of '08
Published on Tuesday 30 December 2008 - 06:00 - http://www.thestamfordtimes.com/By PATRICK SANDERS''Associated Press Writer'''HARTFORD -- The warning signs were there in January. By December, Connecticut's economy was sounding a full-scale alarm.''Thousands of Connecticut...
