Press Release: March 2007 Archives

More than a dozen different pieces of legislation dealing with stem cell research are pending in Austin. Some seek to set up a method for state funding for the research. A couple seek to prohibit state funding.

Even if state money is not available for embryonic stem cell research this year, lawmakers must be certain that Texas maintains an inviting climate for important scientific research, including work involving stem cells taken from embryos produced in petri dishes and then stored that otherwise would be discarded.

<a href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/opinion/editorials/stories/MYSA032907.1O.stemcell2ed.2675017.html">Editorial: Texas must stay open to scientific research </a> (mysanantonio.com)

Australia's new therapeutic cloning laws will help stem the brain drain of top scientists heading overseas, one of the nation's top legal ethicists says.

Professor Loane Skene, the deputy chair of the Lockhart Committee, said Australian scientists were world leaders in reproductive technology, but many had been forced to take their work overseas due to legal restrictions on stem cell research in Australia.

<a href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/New-cloning-laws-stem-the-brain-drain/2007/03/29/1174761641699.html">New cloning laws 'stem the brain drain'</a> (theage.com.au)

Legislation to lift limits on federal embryonic stem-cell research is headed back to the Senate floor, and possibly back to President Bush.

Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid on Tuesday said senators will debate stem-cell legislation in early April. They'll consider a bill similar to the one sponsored by Denver Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette, which passed the House in January.

Senate backers say they have enough votes for passage. That would send the bill to Bush for the second time.

<a href="http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_5534705">Senate to debate bill expanding stem-cell studies</a> (Anne C. Mulkern, denverpost.com)

Pressed for time and facing a litmus-test vote, Florida lawmakers Tuesday delayed debate on whether taxpayers should fund the most controversial form of stem cell research.

Instead, the Senate Health Policy Committee endorsed two bills that essentially contradict each other.

<a href="http://blogs.theledger.com/default.asp?item=544882">Stem Cell Debate Delayed</a> (theledger.com)

A Senate panel rushed for time passed two contradictory stem cell bills Tuesday that would alternately prohibit and allow $20 million in state funding to be used for embryonic stem cell research.

Senate Democratic Leader Steve Geller said his bill to allow the money to be used
for embryonic cell research would allow “millions of people to benefit.”

<a href="http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070328/NEWS0120/70328014/1075">Panel rushes out two stem cell research bills</a> (news-press.com)

The bishops of the four Catholic dioceses in Kansas have issued a joint pastoral letter, stating their opposition to embryonic stem cell research.

<a href="http://www.kansas.com/197/story/26321.html">Kansas bishops' letter outlines opposition to stem-cell research</a> (kansas.com)

Northeastern Wisconsin can and should capitalize on biomedical research â€" especially the stem-cell research currently being cultivated at the University of Wisconsin â€" former Gov. Tommy Thompson told a group of business and elected officials on Thursday afternoon.

<a href="http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070322/GPG0101/70322175/1206/GPGnews">Thompson boasts benefits of stem-cell research in state </a> (Malavika Jagannathan, greenbaypressgazette.com)

The state Senate's Small Business Committee has released a bill setting regulations for taxpayer-funded embryonic stem cell research.

The action came yesterday after an emotional two-hour hearing that included statements from 22 witnesses. The bill now goes to the Senate floor.

<a href="http://www.wmdt.com/wires/displaystory.asp?id=59806569">Senate panel released embryonic stem cell research bill</a> (wmdt.com)

About 80 supporters and opponents of two controversial bills tackling embryonic stem cell research and human cloning packed Legislative Hall Wednesday for two combative hearings that saw one measure move forward and the other sent back to the drawing board.

<a href="http://www.newszap.com/articles/2007/03/21/dm/sussex_county/dsn04.txt">Downstate debate: Stem cell, cloning legislation: Proposed bills create controversy</a> (newszap.com)

The reaction to the idea of state-funded stem-cell research has been as intense as it was predictable.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland has asked its members to voice opposition to the idea. The Christian Civic League of Maine has signaled its disapproval as well.

There are two pending bills in the Legislature that would spend $20 million or $10 million in borrowed funds to encourage stem-cell science here. The idea is that Maine could attract this sub-sector of the biotech industry if it could undertake what the federal government has declined to do.

<a href="http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/viewpoints/editorials/070321stem.html">Debate won't quell controversy over funding stem-cell research</a> (pressherald.mainetoday.com)

Tommy Thompson, former Wisconsin governor and U.S. secretary of health and human services, will discuss stem-cell research and Wisconsin's stem cell industry at 1 p.m. Thursday in Student Lecture Hall room SC 132 on the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College campus.

Thompson will address the therapeutic and economic development potential of stem-cell research in Wisconsin.

<a href="http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070316/GPG03/703160585/1247/GPGbusiness">Former Gov. Thompson to talk stem-cell research </a> (Richard Ryman, greenbaypressgazette.com)

With 12 bills related to stem cell research before the Texas Legislature, state Rep. Juan Garcia, D-Corpus Christi, called on clergy, stem cell research advocates and a scientist for input Thursday.

"The stem cell debate is one of the great issues of our time," Garcia said. "It's a debate I think the clergy has an impact and critical perspective on, and I want to hear it."

<a href="http://www.caller.com/ccct/local_news/article/0,1641,CCCT_811_5422254,00.html">Stem cell advocates, clergy debate moral implications of research</a> (David Kassabian, caller.com)

A bill regulating stem cell research in Delaware will get a public hearing next week in a Senate Small Business Committee and Sen. Robert Venables said he hopes for a full Senaye vote before lawmakers take their spring break.

“This is a bill about alleviating pain and suffering, if possible,” Venables said. “I hope the bill passes this time and maybe Delaware can become a leader in this research that can save lives.”

<a href="http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070314/NEWS/70314054">Hearing looms for Senate stem cell bill</a> (PATRICK JACKSON, delawareonline.com)

Stem cell research is growing, but its potentially astounding results are being tempered by heated debate, Dr. Bob Gregerson told the Batesville Rotary Club Monday.

Most scientists believe stem cell research has the potential to dramatically alter approaches to understanding and treating diseases and to alleviate suffering. Medical researchers anticipate being able to use technologies discovered from stem cell research to treat a variety of things, such as Parkinson’s disease, diabetes and spinal cord injuries.

However, religious and spiritual concerns about how stem cells (especially embryonic) are harvested and how these cells could potentially be used has sparked debate and led to changes in national policy.

<a href="http://www.guardonline.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=38795&format=html">Microscopic stem cells create large-scale debate</a> (Janice Fae Mitchell, guardonline.com)

The U.S. Senate won't take up a contentious bill that would force taxpayers to fund embryonic stem cell research funding until after Easter. However, Senate leaders from both parties are negotiating the debate details for it and an alternative bill may be included for a vote as well.

Because the Senate is busy working on the budget and an emergency war spending bill, other items like the stem cell legislation are being moved to the back of the list.

<a href="http://www.lifenews.com/bio2029.html">Senate Won't Vote on Embryonic Stem Cell Research Funding Until April </a> (Steven Ertelt, lifenews.com)

 The day before Gov. Charlie Crist signed a proclamation recognizing "Sunshine Week" and open government in Florida, dozens of Republican House members met in private to discuss stem-cell research, one of the most contentious issues facing the Legislature this year.

The Monday evening meeting at Florida State University's University Club was organized by the Republican Party of Florida and featured a presentation by a Utah professor who has been critical of embryonic stem-cell research.

<a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/state/orl-secret1507mar15,0,4837184.story?coll=orl-news-headlines-state">'Sunshine Week'? GOP in secret talk on stem cells</a> (Jason Garcia, orlandosentinel.com)

Republican lawmakers who met for an hour to listen to an expert play down the promises of embryonic stem-cell research did not let the public know they were meeting, even though the Florida Legislature is considering two bills on the issue.

As many as 25 House Republicans gathered at the University Club at Florida State University on Monday night to hear a lecture by Maureen Condic, a neurobiologist and professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine. The dinner and Condic's expenses were paid by the Republican Party of Florida.

<a href="http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/politics/16905386.htm">Utah expert lectures GOP lawmakers</a> (GARY FINEOUT, bradenton.com)

Controversial legislation that would regulate embryonic stem cell research will get a committee hearing next week, lawmakers said Wednesday, one day after opponents unveiled an anti-cloning measure.

And even though Senate Bill 5 has more sponsors than previous incarnations, its five prime sponsors are dismayed at "misconceptions" being circulated.

<a href="http://www.newszap.com/articles/2007/03/14/dm/sussex_county/dsn01.txt">Stem cell bill hearing on tap: Sponsors hope to dispel myths over proposed legislation</a> (Drew Volturo, newszap.com)

More than 1,000 pro-life Catholics participated in a rally in the state capital and asked that legislators not approve a bill that would force taxpayers to fund embryonic stem cell research. They oppose a measure to spend $2.1 billion on the research that involves the destruction of human life.

Cardinal Edward Egan joined Albany Bishop Howard Hubbard in addressing the participants on Tuesday. The attendees wore bright red "Catholic Voter" buttons to let their elected officials know they were their to speak up for life.

<a href="http://www.lifenews.com/bio2024.html">New York Catholics Rally Against Embryonic Stem Cell Research Bill </a> (Steven Ertelt, lifenews.com)

While discussing the post below with a well-respected friend, a few truths dawned on me that I guess were always in my mind but never found voice until that moment.

Most of my troubles with liberal vs conservative come to this: I base my politics on well documented fact. Anyone can disagree wiht those facts, and hell, once in a while, someone comes up wiht a disagreement that holds such water and is so irrefutable, that I change my opinion, based on the new evidence. Such is the nature of scientific thought.

<a href="http://neanderpundit.com/?p=1369">The light bulb goes on</a> (neanderpundit.com)

A $350 million spending plan that Gov. Matt Blunt originally trumpeted as a godsend for Missouri's life sciences industry was stripped on Thursday of anything relating to that research.

One of those projects would have spent $5.5-million project to help young biotechnology companies build out costly wet lab space in Cortex, a biotech business corridor in midtown St. Louis.

The University of Missouri-Columbia was hit hardest by the new plan, losing an $85 million research center that had once been touted as the centerpiece of Blunt's spending plan. Instead, Blunt is now requesting $31 million to reconstruct the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center on the campus.

<a href="http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1798651/posts">Blunt gives up life sciences funding (Stem Cell Story)</a> (freerepublic.com)

A coalition of liberal legislators and Roman Catholic clerics is pushing forward with a program to harvest adult stem cells through New Jersey's Catholic hospitals.

Ten hospitals, including Holy Name in Teaneck, St. Mary's in Passaic and St. Joseph's in Paterson, have agreed to ask and encourage obstetric patients to donate blood from umbilical cords and placentas, officials said Friday.

The hospitals also have contracted with two blood banks that will receive the donations and prepare them for transplant.

<a href="http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkzJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MDkwNjA3JnlyaXJ5N2Y3MTdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5Mg==">Catholics push adult stem cell use </a> (JOHN CHADWICK, northjersey.com)

As many of us are aware, the Senate is 1 vote shy of being able to overturn Bush's promised veto of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act.  But that's not really enough for it to become law.

The House is about 37 votes away from the ability to nullify Bush's veto.  A lot of attention has been given to the "Swinging one vote in the Senate will give us at least one victory!" concept, but almost none has been given to actually winning over both Houses of Congress.

<a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/3/10/74420/0866">38 Votes Away, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act </a> (Steven Edwards, dailykos.com)

The current issue of America has published an essay in which I compare the justification for engaging in potentially risky prenatal testing such as amniocentesis with the justification for embryonic stem cell research.  The article begins:

The Disabled Jesus

I know something about hope, enough at least to know what Senator Bill Frist meant when he said during a debate on funding embryonic stem cell research: “If your daughter has diabetes, if your father has Parkinson’s, if your sister has a spinal cord injury, your views will be swayed more powerfully than you can imagine by the hope that a cure will be found in those magnificent cells, recently discovered, that today originate only in an embryo.” ...

<a href="http://www.mirrorofjustice.com/mirrorofjustice/2007/03/embryonic_stem_.html">Embryonic Stem Cell Research</a> (mirrorofjustice.com)

You will probably know of the never-ending ideological battles between pro-lifers and the rest of us. Main bone of contention is the moral status of embryos. Particularly viciously fought over was (well, is) the issue of embryonic stem cell research. For better or worse, embryonic stem cell research requires the extraction of embryonic stem cells around 10-14 days after conception. The embryos are destroyed in this process, much to the chagrin of pro-lifers. The cell accumulation they're concerned about has, of course, no central nervous system, no brain, no capacity to suffer, nothing in other words that would justify ascribing moral status to such embryos.

<a href="http://ethxblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/stem-cell-research.html">Stem cell research - cultural wars continued</a> (ethxblog.blogspot.com)

"The Florida Legislature likewise is expected to wade into the moral minefield during its session that begins this week, debating whether to join seven other states that have dedicated funding to stem-cell research. Gov. Charlie Crist has proposed spending an unprecedented $20 million on the nascent field. But hoping to avert a political firestorm, he calls for research using only stem cells derived from adults, umbilical-cord blood or amniotic fluid -- not from embryos."

<a href="http://flapolitics.blogspot.com/2007/03/session-begins-tomorrow.html">Competing Stem Cell Amendments</a> (flapolitics.blogspot.com)

Embryonic stem cell research is fundamentally wrong because it destroys human beings who deserve moral respect, Princeton University professor Robert P. George said recently in the Norton Lectures at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. George argued during the February lecture that embryonic stem cells may not be the cure-all that research advocates are proclaiming them to be.

“The fact that there’s been a lot of hyping going on and that embryonic stem cells probably will not prove to be the therapeutic miracle that they have been hyped to be isn’t fundamentally the reason we should be opposed to the use of those cells,” said George, who serves as McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton. “The reason we should be opposed is a moral reason. [Embryonic stem cell research] involves, at least for now, the destruction of innocent human life to obtain the cells.”

The Norton Lectures are a series of addresses on science and philosophy in their relations to religion. The series was established in 1910 by a gift from George W. Norton II and an additional bequest from the will of his widow, Margaret McDonald (Muldoon) Norton. George argued that advocates of embryonic stem cell research have obscured the fundamental issue in the current debate over the practice.

<a href="http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1795186/posts">Princeton prof: Stem cell debate must focus on life of embryo</a>(freerepublic.com)

There are some quite interesting debates regarding stem cell research coming out of Britain lately.  The British government recently exempted experiments with embryos created by fusing human DNA with “empty” animal eggs, however there is still a ban on research using other human-animal embryos.  A term that I found interesting was a “cybird” or rather cytoplasmic hybrids, which is an embryo formed by injecting a human cell nucleus into an empty animal egg. Its DNA would be 99.9 percent human, but sadly will contain 0.1 percent animal DNA.  However, Caroline Flint, the British Public Health Minister, says that they still intend to prohibit “chimeras” â€" embryos that contain both human and animal cells â€" and “hybrids” â€" embryos formed when human eggs are fertilized by animal sperm, or vice versa.

<a href="http://mydochub.com/blog/?p=140">Controversial Approach to Stem Cell Research</a> (mydochub.com)

The Senate passed the Iowa Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative (SF162/HF287) with a 26-24 vote Feb. 14, and it will be debated in the House this week. There has been a great deal of misinformation about the bill.

First of all, the title is deceiving and incorrect. The proponents would have us believe that the bill that would allow stem cell research in Iowa. Iowa law currently allows stem cell research.

The bill is no less than a repeal of the current law against human cloning, which is accomplished via the process referred to as somatic nuclear cell transfer.

Stem cell research is progressing with promising results in adult stem cells, and virtually no results in embryonic stem cell research. All of that is being done here and research will continue in areas that are the most promising for a number of diseases, including diabetes and a host of others.

<a href="http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070301/OPINION01/703010332/1035/OPINION">Stem cell bill shouldn't be backed; military deserves our support </a> (desmoinesregister.com)

With the passage of Proposition 71 by nearly 60 percent of voters in 2004, California suddenly found itself at theforefront of embryonic stem cell research nationwide as the only state with a taxpayer-funded grant program.

However, immediately after the initiative passed, groups launched attacks on its constitutionality, holding up the $3 billion California Institute of Regenerative Medicine's ability to effectively issue research grants and thus keeping California's pioneering first steps mostly symbolic.

But symbolism became reality this month as CIRM finally handed out 72 long-awaited grants totaling $45 million to scientists across the state - several of them here at UCSD - conducting projects that could hold the key to curing devastating diseases that affect millions of Americans, including Alzheimer's disease and paralysis caused by spinal cord injuries.

<a href="http://ucsdguardian.org/viewarticle.php?story=opinion01&year=2007&month=03&day=01">Editorial: Unnecessary Lawsuits Hold Up Vital Stem Cell Research </a> (ucsdguardian.org)

Why isn't there a grand jury ethics investigation of the Palm Beach County Commissioners?

Commissioner Burt Aaronson has put together a committee to amend the Constitution in regard to stem cell research. The idea is a great idea, but his ethics leave a lot to be desired. It seems that he was taking $50,000 contributions from big land developers to finance our stem cell issue. Last time I checked, land developers were not philanthropists. Is it pay to play? Is this a public company where business is out in the open, or is it a private company where business is done in the dark? Are Commissioner Aaronson's business associates or relatives vendors of GL Homes, or its subsidiaries?

Since Commissioner Aaronson has become commissioner, how many homes has GL Homes built in Palm Beach County? According to newspaper reports, GL Homes is currently building thousands more homes in the county. Did Commissioner Aaronson vote in favor or GL Homes, despite the blatant conflict of interest?

<a href="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/letters/sfl-pbmail907mar01,0,1783616.story?coll=sfla-news-letters">Investigate Aaronson's stem cell research funds</a> (sun-sentinel.com)

Gov. Chet Culver signed legislation Wednesday lifting restrictions on types of stem cell research in Iowa.

Senate File 162 allows medical researchers to create embryonic stem cells through cloning.

Culver, a Democrat who campaigned on the issue in winning the governor's race last year, said the new law ensures that patients will have access to stem cell therapies and cures developed by Iowa researchers, while prohibiting reproductive cloning of humans.

"Today, thousands of Iowans who have been affected by serious illness and disease now have hope," Culver said in a prepared statement.

<a href="http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070301/NEWS10/703010399/1011">Culver signs legislation easing limits on stem cell research </a> (desmoinesregister.com)

Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Stem cell research
It's good to see that some people can recognize the value of stem cell research without getting their shorts in a twist.

Lorry Lokey the founder of Business Wire, an electronic distributor of news releases, donated $33 million to help Stanford University build a stem cell research center.

His donation is the largest contribution from an individual to the Stanford medical school. Stanford hopes to complete construction by 2011.

"The important thing to me is that stem cells might not only extend life, but also improve the quality of life, as so many people suffer in their later years. But I think stem cells will have applications across the entire life span."

<a href="http://hastalosgatosquierenzapatos.blogspot.com/2007/02/stem-cell-research.html">Stem cell research </a> (hastalosgatosquierenzapatos.blogspot.com)

California supporters of stem cell research are finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Yesterday, the California Court of Appeal in San Francisco rejected a lawsuit that has been delaying full operations at the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). Although the case could still make its way to the state supreme court, CIRM proponents are confident the institute has overcome is last major legal hurdle.
The creation of CIRM was approved by voters in November 2004 as a way to get around federally imposed limits on research with human embryonic stem (ES) cells (ScienceNOW, 6 October 2006). Under the auspices of Proposition 71, the institute was designed to be funded by the public sale of $3 billion in bonds. However, consumer and taxpayer groups who oppose the destruction of human embryos for research quickly brought suits to block the operation. Among the plaintiffs' charges were that university officials sitting on the oversight committee had conflicts of interest; that the wording of the original ballot measure was misleading to voters; and that CIRM itself is unconstitutional--even though Proposition 71 was passed as an amendment to the state constitution--because it is not under the "exclusive management and control of the state."

The litigation has so far delayed the issuance of stem cell research bonds by more than 2 years. But thanks to individual gifts and a $150 million state loan, CIRM gave out its first $45 million in research grants last month and plans to dole out an additional $80 million in mid-March--"making us the leading funder of embryonic stem cell research in the world," said CIRM board chair Robert Klein at a press conference today in San Francisco.

<a href="http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2007/227/3">Stem Cells on the Move</a> (Constance Holden, sciencenow.sciencemag.org)

 Legislation giving the University of Minnesota permission to use state money on all varieties of stem cell research was revised Tuesday to explicitly bar human cloning.

The amended proposal cleared the House Higher Education and Work Force Development Committee on a 12-7 vote.

Scientists are studying embryonic stem cells to find treatments or cures for spinal cord injuries and diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and diabetes. The issue is entangled in an ethical debate because embryos are usually destroyed in the process.

<a href="http://www.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?a=285957&z=2">Cloning ban built into stem cell research bill </a> (postbulletin.com)

New York state's Roman Catholic church Wednesday urged the state Legislature to reject Gov. Eliot Spitzer's proposal to invest $2.1 billion in stem cell and other biomedical research over the next decade.

Richard Barnes, executive director of the state's Catholic Conference, said church leaders are opposed to embryonic stem cell research. He said the proposal for the research fund is vague about what kinds of stem cell work would be funded if the Spitzer plan is approved.

Barnes noted that research on adult stem cells has been done for years and that it has not produced bona fide results. He said the value of embryonic stem cell research is still speculative. It is far from clear, Barnes told a joint Assembly-Senate budget hearing in Albany, N.Y., that embryonic stem cells will yield any health breakthroughs.

Some scientists believe that embryonic stem cell research hold the best promise of producing methods of regenerating human cells. That, in turn, could lead to beneficial treatments for spinal injuries, Alzheimer's and other conditions where human cells have degenerated.

<a href="http://charlotte.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2007/02/26/daily22.html">Catholic official asks legislators not to fund stem cell research</a> (charlotte.bizjournals.com)

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: ACTC) applauds the $3 Billion Stem Cell Research Program, Proposition 71, upheld Monday by a California appeals court. In a unanimous 3-0 ruling judges said Proposition 71 "suffers from no constitutional or other legal infirmity."

William M. Caldwell, IV, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Cell Technology, commented, "California's Proposition 71 may be the world's largest single backer of research in stem cells. We believe a capital infusion could dramatically benefit the stem cell industry, and will fund translational programs, designed to enter the clinic in the near term. We are very proud of Governor Schwarzenegger and California's leadership in helping to maintain a competitive environment for commercial research and development in the stem cell field. We are also fortunate to be headquartered in the great state of California as Advanced Cell works to accelerate its stem cell therapies to the bedside."
 
Monday, in a public statement, Governor Schwarzenegger said, "Today's ruling is a victory - I always believed the courts would uphold the will of California voters. Stem cell research holds our best promise to find a cure for debilitating illnesses, like Parkinson's disease and diabetes. I'm also proud of California's leadership - we have already awarded the first round grants to researchers to begin work on this potentially life-saving science."

<a href="http://www.pharmalive.com/News/index.cfm?articleid=419400&categoryid=15">Advanced Cell Applauds $3 Billion Stem Cell Research Program, Proposition 71, Upheld Monday By A California Appeals Court</a> (pharmalive.com)