FIGHTING ARTHRITIS: Another Reason We Need the NIH
By Don C. Reed Dear Friend of Stem Cell Research: As you know, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the most important source of medical research funding in the world. It deserves protection from...
View ArticleFIGHTING BACK AGAINST STROKE: Another Reason to Defend the NIH
By Don C. Reed Here is a riddle, but it is not a joke. What is the number one cause of disability? (Hint: it is also the number two cause of dementia, and the number three cause of death among...
View ArticleA DEMOCRAT FROM BERKELEY
By Don C. Reed What a grand old town Berkeley is, full of bookstores and pizza shops, and people who love America enough to stand up for its values. It’s not always easy to get Democrats on the same...
View ArticleON THE JOY OF BEING WELL: Support the NIH
ON THE JOY OF BEING WELL: Support the NIH By Don C. Reed One day in Champawat, India, a tiger stepped on a porcupine quill. The quill was barbed, and it broke off inside the tiger’s paw; she could not...
View ArticleTHE MOST UNFAIR LAW?
THE MOST UNFAIR LAW? By Don C. Reed Imagine if someone could disqualify an entire gender’s votes. A new law, (1) soon to be brought before the United States Senate, could essentially do just that....
View ArticleTHE WAR AGAINST CHRONIC DISEASE?
By Don C. Reed America is locked in a gigantic conflict — the war against chronic disease. (1) Do I exaggerate? Our nation’s total health care cost is $4.5 trillion dollars. Ninety per cent of that...
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