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Man Charged With Murder Of Abortion Provider Tiller Pleads Not Guilty
Scott Roeder, the man charged with the May 31 shooting death of abortion provider George Tiller, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and aggravated assault at a Wichita, Kan., hearing on Tuesday, the AP/Boston Globe reports (AP/Boston Globe, 7/29). After witnesses described events surrounding the shooting, the judge presiding over the hearing concluded that there was sufficient evidence to try Roeder. Tiller was murdered in the foyer of his church, where he was serving as an usher. According to several church members who testified Tuesday, Roeder occasionally had come to the church in the months before the shooting.The trial is scheduled to begin Sept. 21 (Davey, New York Times, 7/28). At the hearing, Roeder made no public comments, and the not-guilty plea was entered by the public defender representing him in the case (AP/Boston Globe, 7/29).If convicted, Roeder likely will face life in prison, as the case does not meet state criteria for the death penalty. His lawyers declined to comment on their defense plans (New York Times, 7/28).
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Helicobacter pylori survives in the body by manipulating important immune system cells. This is shown in a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy. The discovery may lead to new treatments against the common peptic ulcer bacterium.
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Senate Begins Debate On FDA Regulation Of Tobacco

The Senate began debate Tuesday on whether to grant the Food and Drug Administration power to regulate tobacco products, Reuters reports. Debate began after an 84-11 procedural vote and could continue into next week. The Democratic-backed bill "would let the FDA oversee the packaging, marketing and manufacturing of cigarettes and other tobacco products, which have been linked to cancer and other illnesses and kill 400,000 Americans each year." President Barack Obama, FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg and hundreds of health advocacy groups support it. The nation"s largest cigarette maker, Altria Group Inc."s Philip Morris unit, also supports the bill, but several other tobacco companies do not, according to Reuters. "A report by the Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan agency that analyzes legislation, said the bill would add $900 million to the U.S. budget deficit between 2010 and 2019, adding that it is difficult to assess the financial impact reduced tobacco use would have on healthcare costs," Reuters said. Differences between the Senate measure and House-passed bill "would have to be worked out by congressional negotiators before a final bill could be signed into law by Obama." Democrats also say they have sufficient votes to approve the measure "but the margin could be slim" (Heavey, 6/2). CQ reports that "versions of the legislation have passed one chamber or the other in previous Congresses, but always stalled short of final action." It also noted that the House first passed the bill April 2 by a vote of 298-112 (Armstrong, 6/2). This information was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with kind permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives and sign up for email delivery at kaiserhealthnews.org. © Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.


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