Living in America. Wanting a cure? Wanting better therapies? Want a replacment for Sinemet, which is 40 years old an still our "gold standard" causing some of us horrible side effects such as Dykinesia?

There are many ways to get your voice heard. Having a debate on this issue is a great way for all of use in America to hear exactly (hopefully) what the candidates plans are for OUR FUTURES in healthcare!

TAKE ACTION NOW!!
If we don't do it...who will. We can't sit and say well others are working on such and such, I don't need to be involved. WRONG! The more voices the more gets done.

For example, on "hill day" during the PAN Forum in early February we desended upon The Hill 300 plus. By the end of the day many of the requests we had about signing Dear Callegue letters had been heard. It is amazing to see the power of a few voices and pleas being heard.

Science Debate 2008

Help Make Parkinson's Disease an Issue

Research!America, of which the Parkinson’s Action Network is a member, recently endorsed Science Debate 2008 and is calling for a presidential candidate debate focused on health, science, technology, and environmental policy. PAN strongly supports this debate on science and we urge the candidates to share their views on research, innovation, and improving health care, including hastening discovery of better treatments and a cure for Parkinson’s disease.

You can make a difference by telling the presidential candidates to participate in the only debate focused, in part, on biomedical research. For more information about Science Debate 2008, please read the statement below.


Today, Research!America endorsed Science Debate 2008, joining the call for a presidential debate on health, science, technology and environmental policy. Our statement is available below, on http://www.researchamerica.org/ or at www.sciencedebate2008.com/www/index.php?id=24.

Help make research a priority in the election by adding your support for this important initiative and urging the presidential candidates to commit to participating in the debate. Contact invited candidates Hillary Clinton, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, and Barack Obama today!
Research!America Backs Call for Presidential Debate on Science

WASHINGTON--Feb. 20, 2008--Research!America has signed on to Science Debate 2008, an initiative calling for a public debate in which the U.S. presidential candidates share their views on health, science, technology and environmental policy. The initiative is cosponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and supported by a growing number of concerned scientists, journalists, government leaders, and more than 100 universities and other organizations. For a list of supporters, visit www.sciencedebate2008.com.

"Research!America supports Science Debate 2008 and the call to put health and scientific research on the agenda of the candidates for the presidency," said Research!America's chair, The Honorable John Edward Porter, the former Illinois Congressman. "A date of April 18 has been set for the debate, just before the Pennsylvania primary, but as yet no candidates have agreed to participate. We urge others to join us in calling on the candidates to take part in this crucial debate on no less than the future of our nation.

"Health and scientific research saves lives, finds ways to control health care costs, fuels our economic growth and ensures that the U.S. will continue to lead in scientific breakthroughs. Yet, federal research spending has seen real decreases five years in a row-and the president's latest budget proposal would make it six.

"As much as medical research has accomplished, we don't want to provide the same health care next year that we have today," he added. "The only way it will get better is to make it smarter. The only way to make it smarter is by putting research to work at the full level of scientific opportunity. The American public deserves no less."

According to a recent poll commissioned by Research!America, 82% of Americans are more likely to vote for a presidential candidate who supports increased federal funding for research to improve health. Similarly, 79% say the U.S. is losing its global competitive edge in science, technology and innovation.

Research!America is the nation's largest not-for-profit public education and advocacy alliance working to make research to improve health a higher national priority. Founded in 1989, Research!America is supported by more than 500 member organizations that represent the voices of 125 million Americans. Visit www.researchamerica.org.



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