by Mary Johnson - "I think it's opportunism."

Clint Eastwood, talking to the Los Angeles Times's Chris Lee, was referring to the National Spinal Cord Injury Association's statement that his Million Dollar Baby "is saying 'death is better than disability.' " We'd provide a link to Lee's story, but it's in the current -- 1/28/05 -- L. A. Times Calendar section and that's available online only to subscribers. We can't access it.

So let's talk about opportunism for a minute. Mr. Eastwood's opportunism, that is.

- Robert Preidt

SATURDAY, Jan. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- A experimental device designed to regenerate nerve fibers in people with spinal cord injuries shows promise, says an Indiana University School of Medicine study in the January issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery.

The oscillating field stimulator (OFS) creates an electrical field in the area of damaged nerves. It was developed at Purdue University.