Thanks Cabbie For Pointing Out This Important Fact!

[Guest guest]

Thank you Cabbie for pointing out that the NIH budget is only 27 billion dollars. That's not very much when you consider that our total national healthcare costs are about 1.6 trillion dollars. Twenty-seven billion is not much for a nation with all our resources. It's a matter of priority. It people don't have their health, they not going to live happy, productive and useful lives. Health is wealth.

Five or 6 of our largest corporations will spend 27 billion dollars on R & D. For example, Intel will spend 7 billion and employ 12,000 people to conduct R & D. To reduce our rising health costs (10 to 12 per cent a year), more money must be invested in medical research (R & D) to develop cures. Palliative treatments, e. g Copaxone, will increase costs while cures will reduce costs. Both small and large corporations as well as small businesses are desperate with regard to raising healthcare costs. More medical research (R & D) is needed to develop cures. Seventy-five billion dollars would not be unreasonable. That's only 4.7% of the total healthcare industry.

I know this is an LDN site. We're all in the same boat, so to speak. We cannot be so self-absorbed that we don't take some timeout to support the big picture. We must find a cure for MS, as well as cures for other grave, chronic illnesses. A cure for MS may be a cure for diabetes and cancer, and vice-a versa.

Thanks Cabbie for pointing out this important fact, that the US spends only 27 billion for medical research.