The Naval Fleet Reserve Association recently provided the following information regarding updates of the Veterans Administration list of vessels exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam conflict. This will include many more veterans eligible for VA care for the many diseases attributed to this product. […]
There is a constant debate between both oncologist and advocates about the value and safety of 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors (Proscar and Avodart) both in the early treatment and later treatment of men with prostate cancer. In fact, I have had an on-going private debate with one very knowledgeable educator advocate over this issue. I often have [...]
YOUR DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 2011 On Wednesday and Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for Morning Hour debate and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. H.R. 2219, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 (Rep. Young (FL) - Appropriations), has been placed on the House calendar for then. As part of H.R. 2219 [...]
From Anthony Hardie, Madison, Wis. All: I've just gone through the full Defense Committee bill (before yesterday's markup) and the corresponding report language on the various CDMRP programs. The results are below. FY12 Defense Appropriations -- Full Committee Bill (before yesterday's markup): 1. Several programs would not be funded at all: most notably the sort [...]
U.S. SENATE: Save the Prostate Cancer Research Program Now it is time to write your U.S. Senators - TODAY! A few weeks ago I requested that you write to your member of the House of Representatives, now it is time to write to the other side of congress, the Senate. Write your U.S. Senators today [...]