U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D- New York, said Tuesday a generic version of ciproflaxin, the antibiotic used to treat anthrax, should be made available immediately for government use even though German drugmaker BayerAG holds the patent for the drug. http://www.cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/conditions/10/16/anthrax/ http://money.cnn.com/2001/10/16/news/generic_cipro/ -- Hmmm. -MW-