Comments on: U.S. Encourages Evidence-based Medicine in Economic Stimulus

By: Recovery Act Drives Record Number of NIH Grant Applications | Highlight HEALTH

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:55:34 +0000

[...] of 2009 (Recovery Act) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17th, 2009. It included significant support for biomedical research. As part of the Recovery Act, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) designated at least $200 [...]

By: Biomedical Research Rock Stars | Highlight HEALTH

Biomedical Research Rock Stars | Highlight HEALTH — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:13:28 +0000

[...] of the researchers and their work while showcasing the need for increased science funding. Although biomedical research received additional funding earlier this year through the economic stimulus, continued investment is critical for the development of future advances. Indeed, just last year a [...]

By: Clyde

Clyde — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:09:28 +0000

What would be even better is if the insurance companies would use the “evidence based” concepts to pay for “preventive” health measures instead of just the after-the-fact conditions and procedures. In the long run, it would save the public and the insurance companies a lot of dough.