Ethics panel finds Bush embryonic stem cell plan unethical
A Baltimore based ethics panel says using federally funded embryonic stem cells is unethical and risky due to mouse cell lines and potential animal viruses. Safer lines exist but lack federal funding, reflecting tension between scientists and the Bush administration over stem cell limits.
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Baltimore
Bush
National Institutes of Health
Health and Human Services Department
United States
Europe
Johns Hopkins University
Ron Howard Tackles First Western With The Missing
Oscar winner Ron Howard directs The Missing his first western as he moves from acting opposite John Wayne in The Shootist to helming a frontier tale. Starring Tommy Lee Jones and Cate Blanchett the film follows a mother who teams with her father to find an abducted daughter.
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Associated Press
Ron Howard
Howard
John Wayne
Opie Taylor
Andy Griffith
Richie Cunningham
Ron
Brian Grazer
Imagine Entertainment
Tommy Lee Jones
Cate Blanchett
Notable birthdays today headline roundup
Comedian Jonathan Winters and musicians Vince Martell of Vanilla Fudge Paul Cowsill of the Cowsills Andy Partridge of XTC and Marshall Crenshaw mark birthdays. Also celebrating are Ian Marsh of Human League Demi Moore Calista Flockhart and Philip McKeon with Leonardo DiCaprio among honorees.
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Jonathan Winters
Vince Martell
Vanilla Fudge
Paul Cowsill
the Cowsills
Andy Partridge
XTC
Marshall Crenshaw
Ian Marsh
Human League
Demi Moore
Calista Flockhart
Ally McBeal
Philip McKeon
Alice
Leonardo DiCaprio
Bone marrow cells boost damaged heart in trial
German researchers report results from 60 patients at the American Heart Association meeting in Orlando showing cell therapy may improve heart pumping after a heart attack. The approach uses a patient’s own bone marrow cells to regenerate heart muscle, but experts urge further large trials to confirm safety and effectiveness.
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Orlando, Fla
Helmut Drexler
Hannover Medical School
Drexler
Kai Wollert
American Heart Association
Orlando
Sugar and parental comfort ease babies during shots study
A Pittsburgh study found infants held by parents while given sugar water and a bottle or pacifier cry far less during two month immunizations. The intervention added about five seconds but reduced the first cry from 58 to 19 seconds, suggesting easy adoption in practice.
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Chicago
Evelyn Cohen Reis
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Pittsburgh Hospital
Michael Wasserman
New Orleans
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Wasserman
Egyptian censors ban Bruce Almighty over sacredness claim
Egyptian authorities outlawed the Jim Carrey comedy Bruce Almighty calling it a violation of God’s sanctity. Madhour Thabit heads the censorship body criticizing the film for actors portraying God. Earlier in June censors banned The Matrix Reloaded on religious grounds.
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Knight Ridder
Jim Carrey
Bruce Almighty
Madhour Thabit
God
Carrey
Debbie Reynolds to auction 300 costumes for museum
Actress Debbie Reynolds plans a December 6 sale of about 300 costumes and props to raise funds for a permanent Hollywood Motion Picture Museum. Reynolds, 71, aims to secure at least $2 million, drawn from her MGM Studio era collection begun in 1970.
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Knight Ridder Newspapers
Debbie Reynolds
Hollywood
Reynolds
Hollywood Motion Picture Museum
MGM
Carey welcomed in Shanghai for government concert
Mariah Carey said she was surprised by the warm reception in Shanghai where she will perform at a government sponsored concert. She arrived at Pudong airport to cheering fans and cameramen and is set to perform at Hongkou stadium as part of Shanghai's international arts festival before a Philippines show.
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Associated Press
Mariah Carey
Shanghai
China
Carey
Pudong International
Hongkou
Philippines
Grisham Appearance Fee Draws Big Crowd at Festival
Organizers of the Novello Festival of Reading in Charlotte Mecklenburg NC agreed to book John Grisham despite a steep fee. The Public Library of Charlotte Mecklenburg decided his presence would boost attendance for the festival finale. The 2 100 seat theater sold out as sponsors backed the event with Grisham attracting corporate support.
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Associated Press
John Grisham
Public Library of
Charlotte & Mecklenburg
N.C
Library
Rita Rouse
Grisham
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