The Future of Human Longevity: How Vital are Markets and Innovation? : Hearing Before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, First Session, Washington, DC, June 3, 2003U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003 - 81 páginas |
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Página 50 - Little else is requisite to carry a State to the highest degree of opulence from the lowest barbarism, but peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice ; all the rest being brought about by the natural course of things. All governments which thwart this natural course, which force things into another channel, or which endeavour to arrest the progress of society at a particular point, are unnatural, and to support themselves are obliged to be oppressive and tyrannical.
Página 36 - I am delighted to be here today to tell you about the progress we are making toward understanding, treating, and preventing AD. As you know, AD is a devastating condition with a profound impact on individuals, families, the health care system, and society as a whole. Approximately...
Página 34 - ... diseases of aging continue to affect many older men and women, seriously compromising the quality of their lives. For example, more than half of all Americans over age 65 show evidence of osteoarthritis in at least one...
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Página 7 - As you know this is my second appearance before this committee in my current capacity. Accompanying me again is Brigadier General Charles E. Williams, the Director of Operations and Support, who...
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Página 36 - ... Scientists are developing and refining powerful imaging techniques that target anatomical, molecular, and functional processes in the brain. These new techniques hold promise of earlier and more accurate diagnosis of AD, as well as improved identification of people who are at risk of developing the disease. Recent studies suggest that positron emission tomography (PET) scanning of metabolic changes in the brain and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning of structural brain changes may be useful...
Página 20 - Following the installation of a computer prescribing module at Oregon Health and Science University Hospital emergency department, prescriptions were three times less likely to include medical errors and five times less likely to require pharmacist clarification than handwritten prescriptions.