“[T]here are those who say we cannot afford to invest in science, that support for research is somehow a luxury at moments defined by necessities. I fundamentally disagree. Science is more essential for our prosperity, our security, our health, our environment, and our quality of life than it has ever been before.” These were the words of the President in a speech delivered at the National Academy of Sciences earlier this week. He went on to set a goal for the US to increase investment in scientific research and development to 3% of the gross domestic product. Previously, I have discussed this administration’s commitment to science and science education. I’d like to include a presentation I made a few years ago on the crisis in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and the importance of a robust science sector to a strong economy.
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A Minute of Health with CDC- Well Done, Please December 17, 2009Trichinellosis, a foodborne illness caused by eating raw or undercooked meat, has become rare in the United States. However, it is still possible to get trichinellosis from wild game or pork. This podcast discusses the symptoms of trichinellosis, and conveys the importance of thoroughly cooking meat to avoid trichinellosis.
- Well Done, Please December 17, 2009
- NYTimes: Health
- Parties Stay United as Health Bill Clears Steps in Senate December 22, 2009The Senate voted 60 to 39 early Tuesday on three steps leading up to a final vote on sweeping health care legislation later this week.
- Building a Search Engine of the Brain, Slice by Slice December 22, 2009The dissection of the brain of Henry Molaison, an amnesiac, has opened the door to a much more ambitious project.
- Tool in Cystic Fibrosis Fight: A Registry December 22, 2009Many cystic fibrosis patients owe their lives, at least in part, to a nationwide collection of profiles called a patient registry.
- Parties Stay United as Health Bill Clears Steps in Senate December 22, 2009
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- WashingtonPost: Health
- Sleepwalking is especially common in children and usually not dangerous December 22, 2009Here is what can, and does, happen: The child gets out of bed and climbs out a window. Or gets out of bed, walks down a hallway, perhaps goes down a flight of stairs, navigates through a room or two, opens a door, walks out on the patio and, maybe, steps into the backyard swimming pool.
- Coffee may have health benefits and may not pose health risks for many people December 22, 2009Of all the relationships in my life, by far the most on-again, off-again has been with coffee: From that initial, tentative dalliance in college to a serious commitment during my first real reporting job to breaking up altogether when I got pregnant, only to fail miserably at quitting my daily la...
- Health bill approaches key vote in Senate December 21, 2009After a week of high-profile concessions, Senate Democrats were on the brink early Monday of securing a milestone victory in the health-care debate, as White House officials sought to refocus attention on the bill's far-reaching insurance reforms and other potentially major changes.
- Sleepwalking is especially common in children and usually not dangerous December 22, 2009
- WSJ: Health
- A Prescription Drug for Jet Lag? Not Yet. December 22, 2009Cephalon wants to sell a prescription drug to fight jet lag; the FDA isn't quite ready to make the call.
- R&D Spending: Numbers for Pfizer, J&J, Merck, Lilly and Bristol December 22, 2009Who's up? Who's down? The $20 billion question.
- The Other Health Bill: Medicare Pay Cuts for Docs, Cobra Extension December 22, 2009The defense spending bill re-sets the shot clock on pending Medicare pay cuts for doctors.
- A Prescription Drug for Jet Lag? Not Yet. December 22, 2009
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