http://www.tjols.com/category-112.html en-us Copyright 2007 The Journal Of Life Science Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:39:14 UTC http://www.tjols.com/article-842.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 UTC http://www.tjols.com/article-842.html http://www.tjols.com/article-849.html President-elect Barack Obama has tapped former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Associated Press reported. Daschle, a South Dakota Democrat who was unseated in 2004, was an early supporter and close advisor of Obama during his campaign. He has also authored the book Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis. Daniel S. Levine Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 UTC http://www.tjols.com/article-849.html http://www.tjols.com/article-835.html Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 UTC http://www.tjols.com/article-835.html http://www.tjols.com/article-833.html Several years ago, a friend of Robert Wells told him about a scientist who was conducting cutting edge genetics research in the heart of Amish country. At the time, Wells was vice president for corporate affairs and international markets for the genetics tools company Affymetrix, which became connected with the researcher D. Holmes Morton. All of that, in an odd way, matters to the future of personalized medicine. DANIEL S. LEVINE Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 UTC http://www.tjols.com/article-833.html http://www.tjols.com/article-831.html Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Max Baucus, D-Montana, is proposing legislation to “cover the 47 million uninsured,” but neither he nor his staff are offering any cost estimates. Peter J. Pitts, president of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest, says one way Baucus will try to cut costs is through comparative effectiveness, which Pitts sees as a first step toward rationing. PETER J. PITTS Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 UTC http://www.tjols.com/article-831.html http://www.tjols.com/article-825.html On this edition, we speak with Jim Wells, director of the Small Molecule Discovery Center at the Univeristy of California, San Francisco. Wells recently coauthored an editorial for the journal Science about the need for scientists to work with advocacy groups to accelerate public awareness in support of basic research. Tue, 4 Nov 2008 00:00:00 UTC http://www.tjols.com/article-825.html http://www.tjols.com/article-823.html The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has the authority, the ability, the means, the mission, and the mandate to manage the healthcare risks and benefits inherent in the products they regulate on behalf of the American public. Peter J. Pitts, president of the Center For Medicine in the Public Interest, says that’s why opponents of preemption of state liability lawsuits are running scared. PETER J. PITTS Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:00:00 UTC http://www.tjols.com/article-823.html