Guest guest Posted September 21, 2005 Report Share Posted September 21, 2005 Next Article in National (3 of 14) > Skip to article NYTimes.com News a.. Business b.. Education c.. Health d.. International e.. National f.. New York/Region g.. NYT Front Page h.. Obituaries i.. Science j.. Sports k.. Technology l.. Washington m.. Weather Features a.. Arts b.. Books c.. Cartoons d.. Crossword/Games e.. Dining & Wine f.. Fashion & Style g.. Home & Garden h.. Learning Network i.. Magazine j.. Movies k.. Multimedia/Photos l.. NYC Guide m.. Theater n.. Travel o.. Week in Review Opinion a.. Editorials/Op-Ed b.. Readers' Opinions c.. The Public Editor CLASSIFIEDS a.. Autos b.. Job Market c.. Real Estate d.. All Classifieds Go to a Section Welcome, loewenkamp21 - Member Center - Log Out NYT Since 1981 NYT 1851-1980 Google/Web Multimedia NYC Guide Medical Research Got More Money Over Last Decade a.. E-Mail This b.. Printer-Friendly c.. Reprints d.. Save Article By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: September 21, 2005 CHICAGO, Sept. 20(AP) - Total spending on medical research in the United States has doubled in the past decade to nearly $95 billion a year, though whether the money is being well spent needs much better scrutiny, a study has found. " If we're soon going to be spending $100 billion a year, we'd better have treatments that work over a long period of time against diseases that are important today and will be more important tomorrow, " said Dr. Hamilton Moses III, co-author of the study in today's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association and chairman of the Alerion Institute, which conducts studies on research policy. The authors call on the medical industry, government and foundations to do better at investing in research on diseases with fewer effective treatments, like Alzheimer's, and at translating basic research into new treatments and cures. The imbalance between late-stage and early-stage research is growing, the authors wrote, and is due partly to lengthy clinical trials required for approving drugs and partly to marketing. Companies often run costly studies to show that their drugs work better than competitors' drugs. In their funding analysis, Dr. Moses and his colleagues found that the industry sponsors 57 percent of medical research and that the National Institutes of Health pays for 28 percent. That proportion has remained unchanged over the past decade. The analysis also found that the United States spends about 6 cents of every health care dollar on medical research. But it spends only one-tenth of a cent of every dollar on longer-term evaluation of which drugs and treatments work best at the lowest cost. " The data in this article make it plain that we are spending huge amounts of money, more than any other country, to develop new drugs and devices and other treatments, " said M. Fox, president of the Milbank Memorial Fund, a philanthropic group that works on health policy issues. " But we are not spending as much as we could to disseminate the most effective treatments and practices throughout the health system. " Next Article in National (3 of 14) > Related Articles a.. Drug Makers Are Still Giving Gifts to Doctors, F.D.A. Officials Tell Senators(March 4, 2005) b.. Money for Vaccinating Children Is Diverted for Experimental Adult Flu Shots, Officials Say(December 16, 2004) c.. THE DOCTOR'S WORLD; Take Two Torts and Call Me in the Morning(December 14, 2004) d.. Democrats Take a Look At Drug Tests(June 23, 2004) Inside NYTimes.com Sex Stop on Way Home Bruni's Restaurant Review Singing Into the New Orleans Night Fight Over Stately Old Hotel Shimmy Back Is on Bourbon Street Advertisement Past 24 Hours |Past 7 Days 1.. Many Women at Elite Colleges Set Career Path to Motherhood 2.. Almost Before We Spoke, We Swore 3.. Challenged by Creationists, Museums Answer Back 4.. Rich: Message: I Care About the Black Folks 5.. Your Money: The 6 Percent Solution: Skip Real Estate Agents Go to Complete List 1.. Rich: Message: I Care About the Black Folks 2.. Maureen Dowd: A Fatal Incuriosity 3.. Many Women at Elite Colleges Set Career Path to Motherhood 4.. L. Friedman: Singapore and Katrina 5.. L. Friedman: Still Eating Our Lunch Go to Complete List Also in Real Estate: Advertisements a.. VONAGE The #1 Broadband Phone Service. Join now & get your 1st month FREE www.vonage.com b.. c.. a.. Copyright 2005 The New York Times Company b.. Home c.. Privacy Policy d.. Search e.. Corrections f.. XML g.. Help h.. Contact Us i.. Work for Us j.. Site Map k.. Back to Top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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