Over a year ago the bills started and today drug shortages
are still looming. The bill is stuck in the Senate, why does it take 14 months before anything begins to happen. The FDA commissioner, Dr. Margaret Hamburg has called for the law to put through so they can be notified when there are drug shortages looming. Watch the video and see what Boehner has to say, he respect the system..boy are in bad shape if that’s the case. Many of the drugs in short supply are generic as some companies are no longer making them due to not enough profit.
The bill needs a full vote of the Senate to become law and that’s where it has been stuck so one more tarnish on the GOP lawmakers for sure. Harry Reid said they should have it on the floor shortly and his response was “it’s always been that way here, slow”. We all know different and have seen things hit the floor and get passed, it just seems to depend on who has a sense or urgency and concern for their fellow man and children. There’s all this talk about saving money with cancer care, well not too long ago I had this story about UCLA spending two hours out of every day, calling around to borrow or work with suppliers to ensure their cancer patients when they come in for treatment, that the drugs will be there. As long as this goes on who can even think about cost savings it goes right out the door and patients may or may not get their cancer drugs. What is also ironic is that the Cancer facility at UCLA is making some breakthroughs with cancer research and targets. BD
Drug Shortages Continue–UCLA Spends 2 Hours A Day Checking on Cancer Drug Availability–ASHP Website Lists All Current Shortages
Fifteen months ago today, Republicans and Democrats introduced bills to solve to problem. The Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act would require drug companies to notify the FDA if a shortage is coming. Both parties and the President support the bills, yet they haven't passed.
CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook found out more about the shortage and then traveled to a place he'd never worked before -- the U.S. capitol.
"I've been in Congress for 16 years," Degette said to CBS News. "I have never seen a Congress more difficult to pass legislation. I think you should call the leadership and ask them why they haven't brought this bill up for vote!"
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57429527/life-saving-cancer-drugs-for-children-stuck-in-federal-legislative-limbo/
what the watch does in the fact that it was funded by a company called Kickstarter. You can review the page and see the folks that pledged money to get the project off the ground here and this relates to the hot topic of crowd funding. 
Battery life is stated to be about 7 days, less time than charging your phone. You can listen to music, take it on the golf course and it will track GPS information from your bike, which of course is right into exercise. I like the fact that you can shake your wrist to dismiss a message too. A watch with apps! 
store. If you under around 40 years old, you won’t know what one looked like as pharmacies today don’t have them any longer. MMR Global as you all know gained nationwide recognition over stocks and shares and the Hollywood suicide that occurred. Sometimes people say any publicity is good but in this case with getting the financials in order the company did get some press. At any rate if you have never heard of Micky Fine it’s in Beverly Hills and is a landmark. The Medical Quack has pretty large section all about PHRs and it goes back to the beginning of when both Google and Microsoft began their programs and as we all know now Google Health is no longer around and at one point MMRGlobal connected with Google Health as well. BD 
subsidiary, MyMedicalRecords, Inc., the company provides secure and easy-to-use online Personal Health Records ("PHRs") and electronic safe deposit box storage solutions, serving consumers, healthcare professionals, employers, insurance companies, financial institutions, and professional organizations and affinity groups. The MyMedicalRecords PHR enables individuals and families to access their medical records and other important documents, such as birth certificates, passports, insurance policies and wills, anytime from anywhere using the Internet. 
today announced that Andrew von Eschenbach, MD, former Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and former Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), was elected to its Board of Directors. 
