The biotech promise: lawmakers consider economic impact of growing industry

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US legislators met in Boston to think about the economic potentials and benefits of biotechnology. The nature of the biotechnology industry depends on well-educated and highly-trained workers. Lawmakers exchanged views on what is needed to push the industry forward such as improving education, funding and forming multi-state partnerships.

Drugs, Evaluation, Conferences, meetings and seminars, Economic aspects, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Legislators, Biotechnology, Educational aspects, Council of State Governments

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Health and the campaigns

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Candidates for the 2008 U.S. presidential elections are proposing health policies that tackle issues including public funded programs, lower health care costs, and preventive care for chronic diseases. Health-related campaigns of Republican and Democratic presidential candidates are presented.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, HEALTH SERVICES, Legal/Government Regulation, Administration of Public Health Programs, Health Problems Prevention, All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services, Health Problems Prevention Programs, Laws, regulations and rules, Prevention, Chronic diseases, Presidential candidates, Medical care, Cost of, Health care costs, Preventive health services, Preventive medicine, Medicine, Preventive

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Health policy Rx

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The various health care-related issues facing the United States federal and state governments are described. The soaring health care costs, health insurance coverage issues and public health improvement are few challenges facing the leaders. The health policy reforms required are summarized.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Accident & Health Insurance, Insurance Carriers, Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers, Hospital and medical service plans, Medical Care Insurance, Health aspects, Interpretation and construction, Forecasts and trends, Political aspects, Market trend/market analysis, Health insurance, Medical policy, Health care reform

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