AIDS experts immediately hailed the result of the study by the National Institutes of Health, saying it gave the world a new way to fight the spread of AIDS.
The building at 11 Spring Street, one of the most famous canvases in the world for urban artists, will soon be no more. But 45 graffiti artists are staging one last, thoroughly legal, art-making hurrah.
It's been known for some time that children and teenagers taking antidepressants are at higher-than-average risk of feeling suicidal impulses during the early weeks of treatment. Now, young adults should be on guard, too. That's the conclusion of a panel of experts convened Wednesday by the Food and Drug Administration to evaluate new data on suicide risks and antidepressants. The committee recommended that the "black box" warning on the medications concerning the risks to youngsters be expanded to include people up to age 25. The FDA will have to officially implement the change, but it usually follows the recommendations of its advisory committee.
Don't expect any blockbuster legislation, such as major tax or entitlement reform, over the next two years–not with a presidential election looming in 2008. (Look for Social Security and extending the Bush tax cuts to be major issues in the race for the White House.) But what might get passed? One hard-to-escape issue is the alternative minimum tax. It will cost about $45 billion to keep millions of Americans from getting pinched next year. How will Congress pay for the temporary patch?
AP - President Bush on Wednesday said the enemy in Iraq is "far from being defeated," but he vowed not to be rushed into adjusting his strategy and gave little indication that he intends to veer sharply from the direction his war policies have taken.
AP - Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota was hospitalized after becoming disoriented Wednesday, weeks before his party is to take control of the Senate by a one-vote margin.
AP - Health officials on Wednesday zeroed in on lettuce as the likely suspect in the E. coli outbreak linked to Taco Bell, though tracing the vegetable's source may prove difficult.
President Bush said Wednesday he will not be rushed into a decision on "a new way forward in Iraq," but pledged that he will give troops the tools they need to "complete their mission." He spoke after meeting with Cabinet and Pentagon officials.