NABTC Urges Completion of Cell Phone Studies
July 31, 2008
The North American Brain Tumor Coalition (NABTC) carefully monitors research on the potential adverse effects associated with cell phone use. Although the research on cell phone safety is not conclusive, the NABTC urges cell phone users to take precautions that have been identified by public health authorities and to make special efforts to restrict the use of cell phones by children. The Coalition acknowledges that it is offering these cautions in the absence of definitive data but thinks this approach is advisable in light of the rapidly expanding use of cell phones worldwide.
NABTC urges readers to consult the attached statement, which provides an brief review of research conducted to date and identifies websites and other resources containing additional information about (more...)
Posted in General News
Senators Specter and Harkin Seek to Boost NIH Funding
July 24, 2008
Senators Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced a bill on July 16, 2008, to make emergency supplemental appropriations for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The bill, S. 3272, would appropriate $5.2 billion for NIH for the fiscal year that ends on September 30, 2008. Of the total of $5.2 billion, $1.2 billion would be provided to the National Cancer Institute and the remaining $4.0 to the remaining institutes at NIH.
In introducing the bill, Senator Specter decried the recent stagnation in NIH funding. He said, “This funding decline has disrupted the flow of research progress, not just for today, but for years to come. The problem is that an entire generation of research (more...)
Posted in Brain Tumor Research, General News
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