washingtonpost.com - Latest AP NewsLatest AP NewsPenn Ends Human Tests- May 8, 2005 The university announced that its gene therapy institute, an international leader in the cutting-edge field, will no longer experiment on people.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64453-2000May24.html?nav=rss_health/latesta... Kerry Campaign Relying on Help of Groups' Ads- May 8, 2005 The general election campaign began in March with President Bush holding 46 times as much money in the bank as Sen. John F. Kerry. This disparity reflects the Massachusetts senator's degree of dependence on third-party independent groups to help carry out his campaign on television.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13488-2004Mar21.html?nav=rss_health/latesta... HHS: Tightening Control- May 8, 2005 The Clinton administration wants the authority to fine scientists as much as $250,000 if they violate patient research guidelines during human clinical trials.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58790-2000May23.html?nav=rss_health/latesta... Bush's Economic Indicator: 2 New Jobs- May 8, 2005 President Bush rhapsodized Thursday about the possibility that a stock-car firm in Bakersfield, Calif., will add two jobs this year, as he refined his campaign message of economic optimism.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31587-2004Mar4.html?nav=rss_health/latestap Gene Death Unreported- May 8, 2005 A Tufts University scientist failed to report the death of a volunteer in his gene therapy experiments and put other participants' lives at risk, federal officials charged Tuesday.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57036-2000May2.html?nav=rss_health/latestap Firms Point Workers Toward Ballot Boxes- May 8, 2005 Companies portray the push as a nonpartisan employee benefit, but Republicans see it as a boon to their hopes of maintaining control.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11612-2004Mar20.html?nav=rss_health/latesta... Hope for Gene Therapy- May 8, 2005 A year later, doctors are still cautious but hopeful that two infants treated with genetic therapy will maintain their promising results.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28967-2000Apr27.html?nav=rss_health/latesta... Kerry Capitalizing on Party Resources to Fill Coffers- May 8, 2005 Sen. John F. Kerry is setting the stage to raise as much as $100 million for his presidential campaign as he prepares to face a Bush campaign that has already raised more than $150 million and has $104 million in the bank.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6292-2004Mar18.html?nav=rss_health/latestap 2 Gene Therapy Studies Halted- May 8, 2005 Researchers have halted two gene therapy experiments at a hospital in Memphis because of fears that genetically engineered cells being injected into children with cancer might be contaminated with the AIDS and hepatitis viruses.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39679-2000Mar9.html?nav=rss_health/latestap Colorado GOP Senator Won't Run Again- May 8, 2005 Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R), worried about health problems and dogged by allegations of a kickback in his Colorado office, announced Wednesday he will not seek a third term in this fall's elections.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28370-2004Mar3.html?nav=rss_health/latestap |