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Does public opinion really support big-government health care?
06/11/2009
If anything, the public is more opposed to such a plan today than it was in 1993, the last time the issue arose.
Florida Kidney Cancer Meeting A Big Success
06/11/2009
The May meeting of the Kidney Cancer Association was held a the Venice Health Park Lions room on May the 27th.
Health Care Reform Conference
06/11/2009
The Cato Institute invites you to participate in a one-day conference, featuring health care experts from across the political landscape, on the state and future of health care reform in America. Even before the results of the 2008 elections were known, lawmakers in Washington, D.C., were preparing some of the most sweeping health care reforms America has seen in decades.
A Public Health Disaster in the Making
06/10/2009
Congress is poised to pass one of the worst public health laws ever conceived. John E. Calfee calls the House-passed version one of the worst public health laws ever conceived.
Qualms and Questions about Obama's Health Plan
06/10/2009
Though President Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress would like to pass a national health care bill by September, the passage of such a bill faces a number of obstacles. Among these hurdles are how to raise revenue to pay for health care reform, a lack of public passion about health care as a policy priority, and the fact that young voters are largely unconcerned with health insurance.
Oregon Fifth Graders Use Service Day to Thank 'Lift for Life' Athletes
06/10/2009
Find out how a class of fifth graders showed their support for people affected by kidney cancer and the Lift for Life team.
A New Clinical Trial to Examine TORISEL Plus Avastin for First-Line Treatment of Advanced Kidney Cancer
06/10/2009
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), today announced the initiation of the INTORACT (Investigation of TORISEL And bevacizumab Combination Therapy) study, a worldwide randomized, open-label, phase 3b study comparing TORISEL(R) (temsirolimus) plus Avastin(R) (bevacizumab) versus Avastin plus interferon-alfa for first-line treatment of patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Wyeth Research is conducting the INTORACT study with the support and assistance of Roche and Genentech.
Obama Not Talking About the Cost of Health Care Reform
06/09/2009
Democrats rank health reform second from the top, Republicans second from the bottom. Independents, whose ranks have swelled since the election, place it fifth.
Cancer victim dies days after winning battle to get drug
06/09/2009
Stuart had been fighting kidney cancer and a scan showed that the drug had slowed down the growth of his tumour.
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