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ON THE JOY OF BEING WELL: Support the NIH
By Don C. Reed One day in Champawat, India, a tiger stepped on a porcupine quill. The quill was barbed, and it broke off inside the tiger’s paw; she could not bite it out. Worse, this meant she could no longer catch her normal prey When she leaped, the quill made her...
A DEMOCRAT FROM BERKELEY
By Don C. Reed What a grand old town Berkeley is, full of bookstores and pizza shops, and people who love America enough to stand up for its values. It’s not always easy to get Democrats on the same page. But still there are beliefs we all share. For instance,...
FIGHTING BACK AGAINST STROKE: Another Reason to Defend the NIH
By Don C. Reed Here is a riddle, but it is not a joke. What is the number one cause of disability? (Hint: it is also the number two cause of dementia, and the number three cause of death among adults.) Awakened in the middle of the night by a noise, “clonk”, like...
FIGHTING ARTHRITIS: Another Reason We Need the NIH
By Don C. Reed Dear Friend of Stem Cell Research: As you know, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the most important source of medical research funding in the world. It deserves protection from politically motivated budget cuts: fighting arthritis is just one...
BLADDER CANCER: Another Reason to Protect the NIH
By Don C. ReedImagine a medical nightmare: going to the restroom and urinating blood.If this ever happens to you, contact your doctor immediately. Even a small amount of blood (hematuria) can mean bladder cancer: a rapid-spreading and potentially fatal...
BLADDER CANCER: Another Reason to Protect the NIH
By Don C. Reed Imagine a medical nightmare: going to the restroom and urinating blood. If this ever happens to you, contact your doctor immediately. Even a small amount of blood (hematuria) can mean bladder cancer: a rapid-spreading and potentially fatal disease. (1)...
THE CRUELTY OF CANCELLING MEDICAL RESEARCH
By Don C. Reed If a child was suffering terribly, you would help if you could, wouldn’t you? Of course! But what some folks don’t seem to realize is that when government programs are shut down, or have their funding drastically reduced, real people suffer. And what...
MISSION OF THE DEMOCRATS?
By Don C. Reed Which government program do you like best? Social Security? Unemployment benefits? Food programs for the hungry? Obamacare? Funding for public schools? Choose one program. Now ask yourself, which party built that program? Democrats did. Which Party...
WHY I SUPPORT SENATOR SHERROD BROWN OF OHIO!
By Don C. Reed This morning I donated twice: $25 times two — once for vice President Harris, and one for Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, They both need each other: she because she needs loyal warriors she can trust, and he because as a strong union man, he needs...
Don Reed's NEW BOOK - "Science, Politics, Stem Cells and Genes: California's War on Chronic Disease"
California’s War on Chronic Disease
By Don C. Reed, World Scientific Publishing, April 2023