biosink: www.kansascity.com | 07/23/2007 | Kansas City lags in biotechnology investment: "www.kansascity.com | 07/23/2007 | Kansas City lags in biotechnology investment: 'Those investors, however, did not write any checks in Kansas, according to the report. They did back four companies in Missouri with more than $25 million, but the deals all were on the other side of the state.
Kansas City-area leaders recognize the challenge that companies in this region face when trying to obtain money for refining their technology, hiring executives or making other moves to advance their business.'"
One wonders what the country will look like when all of these local biotech encouragement efforts kick in.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
FuturePundit: Low Cholesterol From Statins Slightly Boosts Cancer Risks?
FuturePundit: Low Cholesterol From Statins Slightly Boosts Cancer Risks?:
I haven't read this study, but it seems to me that ALL THE TIME studies showing correlative data are reported with a "serious chance of causality" sort of tone. That plus the frequency of such stories are undermining people's interest in paying attention to cancer health.
"I hear Joe Jackson singing:
Everything
Everything gives you cancer
Everything
Everything gives you cancer
Theres no cure, theres no answer
Everything gives you cancer"
I haven't read this study, but it seems to me that ALL THE TIME studies showing correlative data are reported with a "serious chance of causality" sort of tone. That plus the frequency of such stories are undermining people's interest in paying attention to cancer health.
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