Show prtri'iyK v f ' V ' Ii - f- ' - V i i The Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday April sM In briof Bush eyes changes to voucher program that helps poor pay rent WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration wants to giv states' control of federal vouchers that help nearly 2 million families pay the rent a major shake-u- p for oneof&e govern- meat’s largest housingprograms Administration officials shy states could more efficiently manage the vast Section $ total program covering 2J50Q local housing authorities About $1 billion in vouchers went unused last year roughly 8 percent of the program budget “Section 8 is sort of broke" and in need of repair Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez told a Senate subcommittee recently Critics of theproposedshift — mainly Democrats and housing advocates — wony that states would establish a variety of different standards governing vriio could qualify for the housing Subsides They also say the dxange would further burden states many of which already arc struggling with budget problems The Section 8 program was started in 1976 to help residents afford housing Families that make less than SO percent of an area’s median income are eligible for vouchers with some exemptions available for die elderly and disabled : i r - low-inco- low-inco- On the Net: HUD 2004 budget proposal: http:wwwhiidgovabout budgetfyOAIndeocxfrin HUD FAQ sheet hcvtenantcfm http:wwwhirigovoffkspPVprograms Greenspan says balance needed in protecting intellectual property techWASHINGTON (AP) — As the fruits of nology play an increasing role in the US economy the country must strike die right balance in developing legal protections for innovative ideas or “intellectual proparty” Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday “Are the protections sufficiently: broad to encourage innovation but not so broad as to shut down follow-o- n innovation?” Greenspan asked in remarks prepared for delivery via a satellite video link to a Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta conference in Sea Island Ga“How appropriate is our current system — developed for a world in which physical assets predominated — for an economy in which value increasingly is embodied in ideas rather than tangible capital?” Greenspan asked ever-changi- ng host with emphysema wins Ex-rad-io $326 million from cigarette firms ST PETERSBURG Fla (AP) — A former radio talk show host with emphysema has been awarded $33 million in a lawsuit against two cigarette manufacturers he blames for his habit A jury ruled Thursday that John Eastman was SO percent smoking habit but found the two responsible for his tobacco companies — Philip Morris USA and Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp — responsible for the rest The companies say they will appeal “I’m very grateful for the jury’s decision” said Eastman 74 sitting in an electric scooter that carries him and his oxygen tank around ay 34-ye- ar WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal researchers are beginning work toward a vaccine that could eventually help control the mysteqr illness that has spread from Asia to North America and killed at least 83 people The research is just getting under way at the National Institutes of Health but offi- cials said Friday they are already trying to interest industry in producing a vaccine based on the results Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta say they are 90 percent sure the mystery illness dubbed severe acute res- piratoiy syndrome or SARS is a new form of the coron-avira cause of die common cold Researchers are moving ahead on that assumption If it turns out that some other virus is at work those researchers will have to start again cautioned Dr Anthony Fauci director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Even under die e scenario he said a vaccine is at least a year away Meanwhile in China issued an extraordinary apology for not doing a better job of informing people about 5 2003 — A7 us best-cas- offi-cia- ls US Secretary of SARS Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson said he spoke with his counterpart in China on Friday and they pledged to cooperate in battling the outbreak Also Friday investigation into the disease’s origins continued International health officials were seeking the first person believed infected with SARS a man in the hard-h- it southern province of Guangdong Although the cause of SARS has not been definitely determined federal officials were pressing ahead with work on a vaccine “People are taking this unbelievably seriously" said The Place To Start For The Needs Of The Heart k 4' ' AP photo Christian A wears a protective face mask white cleaning at Los Angelas International on Friday as a precautionary measure against severe acute respiratory syndrome or SARS Dr Brian Murphy of the laboratory of infectious diseases at the Nffl’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease In a conference call Thursday officials from the NIH CDC and Food and Drug Administration discussed the issue with representatives of more than a dozen pharmaceutical companies and there are plans for another meeting as soon as next week Fauci said he expects Thompson will reach out directly to industry as well “It’s apparent to us we do need and should engage industry early on in the process” Fauci said in an co-chi- ef ‘ interview Friday SARS whose symptoms include fever aches cough and shortness of breath has killed at least 83 people in Asia and Canada and sickened at least 2300 in more than a dozen nations as infected travelers spread the disease through air travel In the United States lOOcases in 27 states haVe been repotted On Friday a woman died of SARS in Singapore the country’s sixth death New possible cases were reported in Japan and Australia About 4 percent of victims have died from the disease There’s no cure yet but most sufferers are recovering with timely hospital care NIH researchers led by Murphy have received sam-- ’ pies of the virus and are beginning work to make sure that the cells will grow and replicate so that eventually a vaccine can be manufactured in large quantities They should know this in as little as a week Murphy said Researchers next must concentrate the virus ami treat it with a chemical that will deactivate the virus he said They also will treat it with a chemi- cal formulation to increase effectiveness of the vaccine so it will produce more of the antibodies that ultimately protect people who are vaccinated Researchers also must conduct animal studies That means finding a way to effectively infect the animal and then testing whether the vaccine works to prevent infection In the end they hope to produce a “killed vaccine” one that uses a dead version of the virus “This is not a very complicated or sophisticated type of approach to vaccine manufacturing" Murphy said If Murphy and his colleagues are able to develop a “proof of concept” that the vaccine works they hope to turn the research ova1 to private industry to manufacture the product 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