Comments on: 2008 Presidential Candidates on the Issues of Biomedical Research and Healthcare

By: A New Era for Stem Cell Research and Scientific Integrity | Highlight HEALTH

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:49:20 +0000

[...] restrictions for embryonic stem cell research, the President carried out his campaign promise to base government decisions on scientific evidence, signing a memorandum aimed at restoring scientific integrity to government decison making [4]: [...]

By: Billy Hallowell

Billy Hallowell — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:29:00 +0000

Great post. It’s great to see bloggers covering health care as we approach next week’s election. It is, without a doubt, an important and complex issue. Here at Public Agenda we’ve put together an informative non-partisan guide that focuses on the facts and on the plethora of perspectives surrounding the health care debate in America. Be sure to check it out at http://publicagenda.org/citizen/electionguides/healthcare and feel free to contact us with any questions.

By: Gentlemen: Start Your Grand Rounds! // Emergiblog

Gentlemen: Start Your Grand Rounds! // Emergiblog — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:11:27 +0000

[...] Walter Jessen at Highlight HEALTH says, “Given the significance of biomedical research on healthcare, this article highlights the 2008 presidential candidates’ positions. Check out 2008 Presidential Candidates on the Issues of Biomedical Research and Healthcare. [...]

By: Walter Jessen

Walter Jessen — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:20:09 +0000

Hi Marilyn, thanks for the clarification and the article link.

By: Marilyn Walker

Marilyn Walker — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:58:41 +0000

Thanks for including the link to Research!America, our blog and our Your Candidates-Your Health voter education initiative.

At a Research!America-sponsored event last week, Ike Brannon, PhD, spoke on behalf of the McCain campaign, and said there would be a “carve out” for science spending in McCain’s one-year discretionary spending freeze.

The Hill covered the event and has a good summary of what Brannon said. It is different, and we should continue to push the campaigns for clarity and commitment to the importance of investment in biomedical research.

Link to The Hill article: http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/science-funding-wont-be-frozen-under-mccain-adviser-says-2008-10-14.html

By: Research!America » Blog Archive » Highlight Health: 2008 Presidential Candidates on the Issues of Biomedical Research and Healthcare

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:56:12 +0000

[...] Highlight Health has a great summary post about the candidates’ positions on research and health. A major determinant of America’s health and competitiveness in the world [...]