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The bill was supported by all Republicans and two Democrats: Sen. Jeff Plale, D-South Milwaukee, and Sen. Roger Breske, D-Eland. The bill, AB 499, would outlaw not only cloning for...Amendment on cloning ban rejected; vote on bill set for Wednesday
The Senate will take up the proposed ban, known as AB 499, on Wednesday. It would outlaw not only cloning for reproductive purposes but, also, what proponents call therapeutic or research cloning,...IT - Does everybody get a vote?
Sir Winston Churchill was once quipped, "Democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried." Certainly one of the challenges of democracy is that it encourages a confusion of popularity with leadership, and this poses a dilemma for conducting business in a democracy. Despite the snippy comments, eroding voter...Light therapy devotes new hope in advanced lung cancer
Light therapy given during surgery extends survival time in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Life expectancy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is often measured only in months, for the disease is very hard to treat, especially when it has spread// to the chest wall. In a new approach, doctors at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, have tried photodynamic thera...House heads for Medicare drug vote
The House headed for a historic vote Friday night on a bill that would a prescription drug benefit to Medicare, marking the biggest expansion // of the politically popular entitlement program in its 38-year history. "The moon and the stars have lined up in our favor," House Speaker Dennis Hastert said at a rally-style press conference in the Capitol. "The time is upon us. It's no...US Senate Votes against Testing of Pesticide on Humans
The US congress is considering whether to temporarily ban the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from using human tests to determine whether a pesticide should be marketed//. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will soon decide whether to place a one year moratorium on the conduct and use of studies that expose participants to pesticides. In most cases, trials are conducted by companies seeking...UK MPs Vote In Favor Of Public Smoking Ban
Following the overwhelming response of MPs in favor of the proposed smoking ban in public places, it is expected that the new smoking ban law would be imposed by the summer of next year in the UK. // A 200-margin victory of 384 Vs 184 has been achieved when the issue of smoking ban extension to all private clubs and pubs were taken up for consideration. Following implementation of th...Spanish legislation Vote For 'Equality of sexes'
Spain's Socialist government Friday approved a far-reaching draft legislation that would give 40 percent representation to women in political and business bodies and make sexual harassment a punishable offence.// The law, aimed at achieving complete equality between men and women, would force political parties to have at least 40 percent of women on their electoral lists and companies...Evotec AG (DE) - Evotec Reports Positive Proof-of-Concept Top-Line Results with ...
- Both co-primary endpoints, Wake After Sleep Onset and TotalSleep Time, and key secondary endpoints, including Latency toPersistent Sleep, were met at both doses - Evotec to host aconference call at 4pm CET (3pm UK time, 10am EST) today HAMBURG, Germany | OXFORD, England, June 4, 2007-- Evotec AG(Frankfurt Stock Exchange: EVT) announced today positive top-lineresults from its firs...Evotec Reports Positive Proof-of-Concept Top-Line Results with Insomnia Drug Candidate EVT 201
Both Co-Primary Endpoints, Wake After Sleep Onset and Total SleepTime, and Key Secondary Endpoints, Including Latency to PersistentSleep, Were Met at Both Doses HAMBURG, Germany and OXFORD, England, June 04, 2007/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Evotec AG announced today positivetop-line results from its first phase II clinical trial of EVT 201in patients with chronic primary insomnia. EVT 201 is...