Posts Tagged ‘Government’

Government, media has let public down on PET

Government, media has let public down on PET
Dr. Al Driedger a highly respected physician, tried since the mid-1990′s to convince government to introduce positron emission tomography (PET) scanning in Ontario. At a national PET and oncology meeting in November, he admitted he had failed.[...]

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Navigenics, 23andMe slammed in government report

Navigenics, 23andMe slammed in government report
Genetic-testing companies criticized for offering ‘misleading’ information to consumers.

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AMA meeting: Delegates want disease experts on government panels

AMA meeting: Delegates want disease experts on government panels
Action was taken in response to controversy generated by recently issued mammography guidelines.

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Government of Canada Invests in Promising Cancer Treatment

Government of Canada Invests in Promising Cancer Treatment
SACKVILLE, NEW BRUNSWICK–(Marketwire – 06/23/10) – Research being done by a Sackville business could lead to earlier detection of ovarian, prostate and breast cancers, and more effective treatments, thanks to new support from the Government of Canada. The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), announced an investment in Socriment Biopharma Inc. Our government is …

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Government moves to oversee at-home genetic tests

Government moves to oversee at-home genetic tests
During a stay at a resort two years ago, Carol Arand bought $4,000 in genetic tests after a spa physician praised their potential to improve her health. If ever she got sick, Arand reasoned, she could take the results to her doctor. “I hoped that this genetic fingerprint could be useful,” she said. But that expectation — the promise that many consumers see in genetic testing — hasn’t yet been …

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Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations Demonstrate the Problem of Government Run Healthcare

Rep. Pitts discusses how provisions in Speaker Pelosi’s healthcare bill could empower government panels to limit the care provided by insurance plans enrolled in the federal exchange.

how do the liberals and democrats on here feel about the government stating breast cancer screening isnt as…?

important as often anymore?

still support your ideas that the federal government is completely capable of running health care?

“If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny.”
great plan, don’t screen people until you already know they have cancer… (this was stated with sarcasm)
A panel made a decision, you are absolutely right, but lets look 2 steps down the road shall we…
when the government is providing health care coverage, who do you think will be responsible for deciding what is covered and what is not covered… maybe a panel?
prostate cancer and breast cancer screening are completely different. your argument is ignorant at best.

I don’t think people understand the basic concepts here. If the government feels it is a waste of money to be screened for cancer now when they don’t pay for it, why do you think it will be any different when they have to fork out a bill to pay for health care of its citizens. what makes you think they will only stop at this to save money.

our government is as crooked if not more than any health care corporation you all seem to speak out against.

Government of Canada Invests in Research Excellence at Canada’s Universities

Government of Canada Invests in Research Excellence at Canada’s Universities
Creating the jobs of the future by attracting and retaining the brightest minds

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Child fitness decline theatens health of future generations, warns Government

Child fitness decline theatens health of future generations, warns Government
Child fitness is declining by 9 per cent a decade and carries a greater threat to the health of future generations than growing obesity, the Government’s chief medical officer warned today.

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