Saturday, May 15, 2010
Saturday, January 16, 2010
$4.5 million for MS research in 2010 by Congress
In December 2009, the President signed an appropriations bill that allotted $4.5 million for multiple sclerosis research within the FY 2010 Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). CDMRP is a Department of Defense (DoD) program funded annually via the Defense Appropriations Act. This latest appropriation is a continuation of the MS program that was first instituted in FY 2009.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Religion and the Health Care Bill
Two Catholic Archbishops have a different opinion on the abortion debate per Time magazine in a November 16, 2009 issue. Raymond Burke in the Vatican argues that pro-[women’s] choice Catholics should be denied Communion & funeral rites. He accuses Boston Cardinal Seán O’Malley who is a pro-choice Catholic [he gave Sen. Kennedy funeral rights] as being under the influence of Satan, “the father of lies”. Also, Thomas Tobin the R C bishop of R.I in a 2007 letter to U.S.Rep. Patrick Kennedy, said to stop receiving Communion because of his stance on moral issues-particularly abortion.
House Speaker Pelosi saw the Health Care bill passed & go to the Senate when she got house Democratic votes by restrictions on abortion. Per the Herald-Tribune of Sarasota, FL in a November 27, 2009 issue, the current Senate bill has these restrictions favored by abortion supporters.
The RC bishops could well bring down this bill. This is another example of Religion trumping politics. This time it could be a sorely needed Health Bill.
House Speaker Pelosi saw the Health Care bill passed & go to the Senate when she got house Democratic votes by restrictions on abortion. Per the Herald-Tribune of Sarasota, FL in a November 27, 2009 issue, the current Senate bill has these restrictions favored by abortion supporters.
The RC bishops could well bring down this bill. This is another example of Religion trumping politics. This time it could be a sorely needed Health Bill.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
SCIENCE and the FEMININE GENDER
Much has been written about females educating in the sciences. Florence A. Cordova, President of Purdue University at its West Lafayette, Ind. campus and a scientist herself, points out that according to the National Science Foundation women earning bachelor’s degrees in science and engineering increased from 50,000 in 1966 to nearly 240,000 in 2006. This is nearly a fivefold increase in scientific degrees. A significant triumph for science.
Society will soon be crediting scientific achievements to women; the “not suitable to women blocking” is no longer a societal limit.
Hopefully, this increase in the scientific education of women will result in a change for the better; more research in incurable diseases without religious belief trumping science.
Society will soon be crediting scientific achievements to women; the “not suitable to women blocking” is no longer a societal limit.
Hopefully, this increase in the scientific education of women will result in a change for the better; more research in incurable diseases without religious belief trumping science.
Monday, October 5, 2009
AUTISM, Controversy, Science and Multiple Sclerosis
The cause of AUTISM is one of the biggest debates amongst the millions of incurable diseases in the US. Unlike MS, however, mercury in a vaccine for AUTISM is said to be its cause by the anguished, sometimes violent, persons close to those affected. Science says it is not. For more on this debate, read the article on AUTISM in The Best in American Science Writing, 2006. You can also see the pros and cons of the debate on the Internet.
Rather than attacking the health workers involved in researching and administering the vaccine, why not prioritize the search for a cure like what has been done for AIDS?
Given the funds & time devoted to opposing the vaccine, wouldn’t most choose to invest in embryonic stem cell research, research using embryos to be discarded anyway? The same kind of research the NIH selected for the millions of dollars that are pouring in to search for a cure for AUTISM.
Rather than attacking the health workers involved in researching and administering the vaccine, why not prioritize the search for a cure like what has been done for AIDS?
Given the funds & time devoted to opposing the vaccine, wouldn’t most choose to invest in embryonic stem cell research, research using embryos to be discarded anyway? The same kind of research the NIH selected for the millions of dollars that are pouring in to search for a cure for AUTISM.
Friday, September 4, 2009
The Status of Research with iPS Stem Cells
Some newspapers July 24, 2009 printed that Chinese researchers had used skin cells converted by iPS to be like Embryonic Stem Cells and bred mice.
Chinese & Americans agree that with the large number of failures, along with a few successes, it would be unethical to attempt this in humans.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
A Small Step Forward for Embyronic Stem Cell Research
How should the Federal Gov. fund Embryonic Stem Cell Research?
A Gallop Poll of Feb. 20-22, 2009 shows that 52% of Americans believe that there should be no restrictions or an easing of those of former Pres. Bush. 41% feel there should be no change or not fund at all.
We remain divided along a political lines the same as in our last election. The small step forward is now there is Federal funding for research using embryos that previously were to be discarded anyway.
A Gallop Poll of Feb. 20-22, 2009 shows that 52% of Americans believe that there should be no restrictions or an easing of those of former Pres. Bush. 41% feel there should be no change or not fund at all.
We remain divided along a political lines the same as in our last election. The small step forward is now there is Federal funding for research using embryos that previously were to be discarded anyway.
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