Faith in the United States shaken after Katrina and spill
Residents along the Gulf Coast question the nation’s resolve as the Deepwater Horizon disaster raises doubts about oil spill cleanup, marshland impacts, and the future of deep sea drilling. Survivors face economic hardship while awaiting lengthy restoration and accountability.
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Eric Schutzman
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Iowa Senate Seniority Ranks Iowa Near Hawaii After Byrd Death
The Gazette notes Iowa senators Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin hold 55 years of combined service, ranking behind Hawaii's Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka. Leaders say seniority helps access to influence and federal aid, but Gov aid should not depend on tenure. Harkin as committee chair highlights other productivity keys.
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Longevity Power Shapes Senate Funding Among Seniors
Senate veterans Tom Harkin and Chuck Grassley use senior status to influence earmark funding. Harkin, ranking member on Appropriations, tops earmarks with 297.4 million. Grassley, Finance ranking member, is 36th with 227.5 million for fiscal 2010. Taxpayers for Common Sense notes many overlap in requests.
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Microneedle Patch Could Bring Flu Shots Home
Researchers led by Mark Prausnitz at Georgia Tech report microneedle patches as a potential home delivery for vaccines. Tests with patch without vaccine showed low discomfort, about one-tenth to one-twentieth of standard injections, with nearly all participants finding it painless.
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Mark Prausnitz
Georgia Institute of Technology
Nature Medicine
Study finds higher cancer rate in IVF children
A Swedish led study of Swedish children conceived by in vitro fertilization suggests a higher childhood cancer rate, likely linked to parental genetics and prematurity rather than conception method. Experts stress the absolute risk remains very low and findings may not apply to the United States.
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Bengt Kallen
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