The gun lobby paranoia seems to have infected all branches of our government, but even I am surprised how far politicians are willing to go to please their NRA sponsors. In today’s Miami Herald an article titled ” Medical liability bill gets snagged by gun concerns” – see http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/29/3371637/medical-liability-bill-gets-snagged.html#storylink=cpy – highlights such an example. According […]
CONTINUE READINGA recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) study http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-13-326 published this month (02/2013) points out that ” the combination of U.S. and international sanctions has adversely affected the Iranian economy and its future outlook. According to GAO’s analysis, the Iranian economy has consistently underperformed the economies of comparable peer countries across a number of key economic […]
CONTINUE READINGAttached a link to an article titled ” The Pediatricians vs. the NRA” published on slate.com. We need to continue pushing for the implementation of common-sense gun safety measures and doctors play an important role to communicate this issue with their patients. Yours Bernd
CONTINUE READINGIn an editorial titled “Lies about the ‘Jewish lobby” published in the Miami Herald Abraham Foxman pointed out that “t is so wrong and disturbing to hear the term “Jewish lobby” used in the context of excessive Jewish power. The term “Jewish lobby” and even “Israel lobby” is often employed in a highly derogatory context […]
CONTINUE READINGThis is a link to an article titled ” Fiscal Footnote: Big Senate Gift to Drug Maker” reporting that key Senate lawmakers inserted a paragraph into Section 632 of the “fiscal cliff” bill which essentially delays a set of Medicare price restraints on a class of drugs that includes Sensipar, a lucrative Amgen pill used […]
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