Good Morning All, Here's the overnight "News & Views".... from the on-line media.... "President Bush is proposing the largest raise ever for the National Institutes of Health -- a $3.7 billion increase, almost half of which will go to bioterrorism research." Cheers ..... murray * * * NEWS: Dietitians to provide doctors with nutrition guide for elderly http://www.canoe.ca/Health0201/24_seniors-ap.html MADISON: Embryonic Stem Cell Issue 'Entirely Political,' Researcher Says - James Thomson http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200201/CUL20020125e.html MADISON: Groups Clash in Capitol Cloning Debate http://www.jsonline.com/news/state/jan02/15488.asp NEWS: In Senate, Findings Intensify Arguments on Human Cloning http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33787-2002Jan24.html NEWS: Scientists Herald a Versatile Adult Cell http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/25/science/25STEM.html ARTICLE: Adult Marrow Cells Show Versatility http://news.24.com/News24/Health/Health_News/0,1113,2-14-660_1135660,00.html ARTICLE: Clone Debate Breeds Odd Bedfellows http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/nation/stories/wclone_20020125.htm NEWS: Bush Proposes Major Raise for NIH http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/health/ats-ap_health10jan25.story? CANADA: Premiers Issue Ultimatum To Ottawa re: Rising Healthcare Costs http://www.canoe.ca/Health0201/25_premiers-cp.html NEWS: Funding Outside The U.S. For Medical Research Israel among world's lowest investors in medical research http://www.jpost.com/Editions/2002/01/24/Health/Health.42252.html Reno's Run: The former attorney general faces rough waters in what political pundits call 'The No. 1 race in all of America' http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-0201250242jan25.story?coll=chi%2Dleisure%2Dhed * * * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn