This is what happens in centralized systems. You end up with rationing, which pits patients against each other for pieces of the finite pie. Latest example comes Scotland where a government adviser suggests robbing from palliative care for the dying to pay for surgeries to treat obesity. From the . . . . Continue Reading »
So I was watching one of the cable shows this week (can’t remember which) and one of the talking heads said that the Romney campaign was looking at the electoral situation as being somewhat like 1980. In the summer, Carter and Reagan were close in the polls, but Carter’s support . . . . Continue Reading »
This afternoon, I was reading the BBC News when I first saw the story of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin shooting. I went to Wikipedia to read about Oak Creek , what kind of place it is, and a line about the shooting was already there. Other than that, the next big story about the city is . . . . Continue Reading »
I post stories such as this from time to time to counter the lies told by many within the animal rights movement that animal research offers no value. Scientists looking for a malaria vaccine have discovered an important problem by testing potential vaccines on mice and then infecting them. . . . . Continue Reading »
With Kate and Gene throwing money around in the thread of the post below, I decided really to turn to the studies to figure out whether or not Romney is losing. He is. If the election were held tomorrow, it is very likely he would lose most of the swing states. The popular vote would be fairly . . . . Continue Reading »
I don’t fully buy it, but this is what I see: 1. The polls that show Obama ahead show a larger percentage of self-described Democrats than did the 2008 election exit poll. By comparison, the 2010 poll showed an equal number of self-described Democrats and Republicans. If you . . . . Continue Reading »
Ironies upon ironies: The current governor of Oregon, John Kitzhaber is a big fan of his state’s assisted suicide law. But he opposes the death penalty, even though the people of that state have twice voted to retain it. And when a death row inmate named Gary Haugen rejected K’s . . . . Continue Reading »
The strategy of Romney from Iowa onward so effectively mocked by Pete isn’t going to cut it. Romney is campaigning as if the election is his to lose, but in fact no study backs him up on that. The election has to be a referendum on the incumbent for Romney to have a real chance: Obama has to . . . . Continue Reading »
Human trials are ongoing for chronic spinal cord injury using adult stem cells. Now, the FDA is approving a human safety trial using patients’ own spinal cells for acute spinal cord injury—the kind of injury sought to be improved by the now defunct Geron embryonic stem cell human trial. . . . . Continue Reading »
Many First Thoughts readers have heard that a business in Colorado obtained a preliminary injunction against Obamacare’s “Free Birth Control Rule,” based on the provisions of a federal law known as the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. But what most . . . . Continue Reading »
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