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...pharmaceutical companies could be doing better too--and if they don't, the government must push them to do it. There is a lot of money to be made in developing the next Prozac, but there is less profit if you test it for longer than the law demands. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) doesn't require long-term studies that follow patients over decades. Its only requirement is toxicity trials that span six to eight weeks. In an effort to entice companies to conduct lengthier studies, the agency now grants an extension of six months of exclusive marketing...
...tell them what you want in the way of medical treatment--including life support--if you're in a condition where you can't express your wishes yourself. Each state has an approved living-will document that is downloadable and free on the website of the not-for-profit partnershipforcaring.org...
...Wishes Living Will has gained such a following. Accepted in 35 states, it is written in plain language and asks questions about what kind of medical treatment you would and would not want. Copies of the document ($5 apiece) can be ordered on the website of the not-for-profit group agingwithdignity.org...
...Last week this minor scandal got murkier when the government announced that it paid the entire $12.9 million festival budget to the local American Chamber of Commerce, a non-profit organization best known for luncheons and tax advice. Amcham gave the money to a company designated to run the festival, Red Canvas Ltd., which turned out to be owned by the chairman of the chamber, American moving-company founder Jim Thompson, and his wife. "That's a private firm, and we don't have the right to check its books," says Fred Li, a member of Hong Kong's Legislative...
...have health insurance get covered, and that those who do have health insurance never lose their coverage. I call my plan Matt’s Plan, in honor of my son. Matt’s Plan means that all workers--part-time, full-time, private sector, government employees, non-profit and self-employed--will have access to quality health care that can never be taken away...