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Hepatitis C
-- discovered only a dozen years ago --
could claim more yearly victims than AIDS by the year 2010,
according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. The disease can lead to cancer and liver failure; it's
passed by sharing needles and from blood transfusions.
President
Bush noted Monday that he'll likely veto any legislation to
fund development of new stem cells for medical research. In a
speech to the nation Thursday, Bush okayed federal funding for
existing stem cell research, but declined development of any new
cell lines.
A new poll
indicates most Americans support
Bush's stem cell research plan as outlined in the Thursday speech.
The USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll says 60-percent of those asked
agree with Bush, though the majority of those asked didn't watch any
of the speech.
The same poll gives Bush a
57-percent approval rating; 35-percent disapprove. Forty-percent say
he's about right in his political views; 32-percent say he's too
conservative; 18-percent say he's too liberal.
Plagued by
scathing editorials in his home district of California --
some calling for his resignation -- Congressman Gary Condit
plans to talk to the national and local media.
The top five
airlines are reducing fares and relaxing Saturday overnight
stay rules.
In the first
week of the revamped CNN Headline News, the network saw its
ratings increase 24-percent. The "new" CNNH features new
anchors like news novice Andrea Thompson, new graphics, a new format
and a redesigned set.
So help me.
-- Mike Shiloh |
