New glaucoma drugs offer hope with race-specific benefit
FDA approves Travatan and Lumigan to treat glaucoma by draining eye fluid. Travatan shows strongest performance in black patients, offering a targeted option for a group at high risk of blindness. Glaucoma affects about 3 million Americans and causes roughly 80,000 blindings annually.
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Wisconsin student fee system ruled unconstitutional
Federal Judge John Shabaz ruled the University of Wisconsin campus fee distribution unconstitutional despite reforms. He said changes failed to render the funding content neutral and that student leaders still wielded excessive influence over which organizations receive money. The decision follows a 1996 challenge to the mandatory student fee system funding campus groups across 13 campuses. The Supreme Court upheld the system anew last March but sent parts of the case to the Madison court for revision.
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Tragedy at Sea as Ehime Maru Sinks After Greeneville Drill
Navy court of inquiry hears sonar chief say extra minutes could have revealed the Ehime Maru's danger as the Greeneville performed rapid maneuvers for civilian guests. Cmdr Waddle faces scrutiny for surfacing timing while sonar data remained unreliable and a fire control technician testified under immunity about near-shorebl
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Bush seeks to lift Clinton forest road ban nationwide
The Bush administration proposed delaying a March hearing by asking a federal court to suspend Clinton era restrictions on road building and logging across about one third of federal forest land. Environmentalists warn the move signals a reversal of late presidency rules amid broader energy and land use shifts.
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Wallkill faces federal monitor over rogue police claims
In Wallkill New York a federal monitor may oversee the 24 member police department after Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed suit accusing officers of arresting women on bogus charges and trading drops for dates. The board agreed to a monitor to end the lawsuit with several officers under review and one suspended amid disciplinary hearings.
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