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March 1-7, 2004

►March 5, 2004 - Promise, peril and progress - The Washington Times - "Ever since they were discovered by scientists, embryonic stem cells have been thought to hold both distinct moral peril and great medical promise — that they might one day be used to cure diseases like Parkinson's and juvenile diabetes — but at the cost of devaluing the sacred gift of life. Those dilemmas framed President Bush's August 2001 decision to restrict federal funding of such research to a limited number of stem-cell lines. However, the policy needs re-evaluation in the light of recent circumstances."

►March 3, 2004 - Legal aid verdict for parents in MMR fight - http://iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk - "Parents who believe the MMR vaccine caused their son's autism will find out next week if they will have to abandon legal action against a drugs company...Roy and Sue Pargetter are appealing against a decision made last September which resulted in their legal aid being withdrawn."

February 23-29, 2004

►February 27, 2004 - Vaccination: Mother's anger at withdrawal of MMR jab legal aid - The mother of an autistic child today hit out at a decision to cut legal aid for families who are attempting to prove the MMR jab ruined their children's lives - The Peterborough Today, UK - "'To pull funding at a time when the evidence is quite clearly becoming extremely strong is absolutely outrageous...'It's the ultimate insult to deny that these children are ill and have got a problem and to deny them their day in court.'"

February 16-22, 2004

►February 17, 2004 - CDC granted $250 million appropriation to improve aging labs - AP via Ledger-Enquirer - "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been granted $250 million from Congress to improve its aging buildings and labs, it was announced Tuesday...'We are extremely proud of what we have been able to accomplish thus far at CDC, but ... our work is not done,' said Phil Jacobs, co-chairman of the Friends of the CDC and president of Georgia operations for BellSouth. 'We will not rest until we see the full $1.4 billion program completely funded.'"

February 9-15, 2004

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January 26 - February 8, 2004 (2 weeks combined due to illness)

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January 19-25, 2004

►January 19, 2004 - Mental health advocates fight for funds - Daily Press (Newport News, Va.) via www.kentucky.com

January 12-18, 2004

►January 12, 2004 - Parents' anger over MMR threat to GPs - Leeds Today - "Doctors used to receive bonuses for achieving targets on vaccinating children with the triple measles, mumps and rubella jab...But now, a new policy set down by the Commission for Health Improvement (CHI), states that GPs will LOSE money if they fail to convince enough parents to have the inoculation."

January 5-11, 2004

►January 10, 2004 - County considers tax raise - The News-Gazette - "The Champaign County Board is expected to decide later this month whether to put a proposal on the November ballot to enact a countywide tax of up to 10 cents per $100 of assessed valuation to provide services for the county's 1,700 developmentally disabled residents."

Comment:  This sort of thing can be expected to become commonplace given the burgeoning disabled population.

December 29, 2003 - January 4, 2004

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