A look at today’s science and health policy news:
$271 Million for Research on Stem Cells in California
N.Y. Times–California has awarded $271 million in grants to build 12 stem cell research centers in the state.
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Officials Testify on Disaster Plans
Washington Post–Two Bush administration Cabinet members yesterday acknowledged gaps in the capability of U.S. hospitals to deal with a mass-casualty terrorist attack or other disaster.
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White House May Soften Health Policy
Wall Street Journal–The Bush administration appears to be softening a policy that states have complained hindered their efforts to expand health-care coverage for poor children.
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Criticized in U.S., the F.A.A. Is Seen in Many Regions as a First-Rate Regulator
N.Y. Times–Despite the heightened scrutiny of the FAA, regulators elsewhere say they still view the American agency as a model for safety and regulatory compliance.
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Ahead of the Bell: Drug Advertisements
Boston Globe–Pharmaceutical executives on Thursday will face scrutiny from lawmakers concerned their industry sometimes misleads consumers by overstating the benefits of drugs in TV commercials.
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Bipartisan effort to continue renewable energy tax credits
Energy Bulletin–Rep. Roscoe Bartlett’s op-ed on renewable energy tax credits.
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Is U.S. Innovation Headed Offshore?
Business Week–Apparently not, even though more research and development is joining manufacturing in the shift toward low-cost nations.
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Labor seeks benefits of green economy
Politico–After years of decline, Big Labor is hoping to revive its movement by hitching a ride with the environmentalists.
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Pipeline of trouble: Aging sewer systems pose threat to health
USA Today–America’s aging sewer systems continue to dump human waste into rivers and streams, despite years of fines and penalties targeting publicly owned agencies.
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Space race over, but some don’t want to ask Russians for a ride
The Hill–Aerospace companies are using memories of the Cold War and the prospect of American astronauts having to hitch a ride on a Russian rocket to push Congress to increase NASA’s budget.
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MTBE contamination settlement could cost oil companies $423 million
L.A. Times–More than 500 lawsuits in California and 19 other states over groundwater fouled by the gasoline additive are resolved.
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Are Personal Genome Scans Medically Useless?
Scientific American–Despite the comprehensive reports and background data these services deliver, some observers believe the information is more recreational than relevant.
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Too much, too little sleep tied to ill health in CDC study
Washington Post–People who sleep fewer than six hours a night-or more than nine -are more likely to be obese, according to a new government study.
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Petrify, liquefy: new ways to bury greenhouse gas
Reuters–The possibilities of turning greenhouse gases into stone or transforming them into a treacle-like liquid deep under the seabed are real.
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Clean air could kill the Amazon, researchers say
Reuters–Cleaner air due to reduced coal burning could help destroy the Amazon this century, according to a finding that highlights the complex challenges of global climate change.
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