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dr. collins, in which our budget has been flat for at least 10 years. then we were hit with the devastating effect of sequestration this year, which needs to be reversed if we are going to get back on track to what we can do for the country and the world in the arena of biomedical research. about how muchd money do you waste when there are political issues that allow you to start and stop something. not much. we are disturbed when issues that relate to some sort of ideology get in the way of what is important for science and health for the nation and the world. luckily, we have not had a lot of fat. we have people who are very much in favor of what we do. we have been very fortunate to have, for the most part, not always, total, universal support for what we do. the judgment about what we do is left up to us. two final fauci, points. there have been developments in the research with genital herpes. what have you learned? guest: the real challenge we are having is with a vaccine that would be effective for genital herpes. there are treatments that can su
dr. collins, in which our budget has been flat for at least 10 years. then we were hit with the devastating effect of sequestration this year, which needs to be reversed if we are going to get back on track to what we can do for the country and the world in the arena of biomedical research. about how muchd money do you waste when there are political issues that allow you to start and stop something. not much. we are disturbed when issues that relate to some sort of ideology get in the way of...
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dr. collins was on. i'm not sure if dr. soucy is independent with this. the humane society is attempting to drive a movement towards alternative animal research. i wanted to come and dr. collins and the nih for its very wereous efforts that rigorous in terms of signs in recognizing in chimpanzees -- in recognizing that chimpanzees are unnecessary for invasive experiments. they worked hard with congress panelnvene a scientific to examine this. they are beginning the process of transferring the majority of chimps in laboratories to sanctuaries which are accredited. i wanted to thank him. we need to balance animal welfare with scientific pencils. -- scientific principles. host: thank you for the call. dr. fauci? guest: we are very sensitive to the humane aspects of research on animals. research on animals is the -- is essential to the help of the world. you have got to do it under the most humane conditions. was correct, it is clear that experiments that have formally been done in experiments that we are now looking for other ways and have found other ways t
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dr. francis collins found a way to scrape together $40 million in grant money to continue the work. the other $5 million is provided by the national institute of aging. in a statement dr. collins said we'rwe are determined to capitae on exciting opportunities to find effective therapies as quickly as possible. the obama administration vowed to carry on research. >> to fully bring alzheimer's into the nation's consciousness. >> reporter: the majority of the grant, will go to the banner alzheimer's institute of phoenix, arizona. the fund willing test treatment on adults aged 60 to 75 who have no stopples of alzheimer's sympt who have the risk of getting the disease at an older age. joining us now is dr. pierre th erio. welcome to the program. i understand you don't yet have a drug for the trial, but you know who you want to use in the test. what's apoe 4, and how do we know who has it? >> apoe 4 is shorthand for protein, type four. it's a protein that our bodies make. it comes in three flavors, and depending on the flavor you have it turns out that you are more or less susceptible to
dr. francis collins found a way to scrape together $40 million in grant money to continue the work. the other $5 million is provided by the national institute of aging. in a statement dr. collins said we'rwe are determined to capitae on exciting opportunities to find effective therapies as quickly as possible. the obama administration vowed to carry on research. >> to fully bring alzheimer's into the nation's consciousness. >> reporter: the majority of the grant, will go to the...
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dr. francis collins found a way to scrape together $40 million of grant noun continue the work. the other $5 million is being provided by the national institute of aging. in a statement dr. collins said we are determined even in a time of constrained fiscal resources, to capita capitalize on exciting scientific opportunities to advance understanding of alexandria's biology and find effective therapies as quickly as possible. the obama administration is vowed to continue research in hopes of getting one step closer to a remedy. >> we're building partnerships among government, researchers, advocates, providers of the public that will fully bring alzheimer's into the nation's consciousness. >> the majority of the grant, over $33 million will go to the banner alexandria institute of phoenix arizona. the fund willing test treatment on adults aged 60 to 75 who have no symptoms of alzheimer's but have copies of the ae 04 gene which has improved the risk of getting the disease at an older age. scientists may be able to delay or prevent the memory robbing disease on 650 people. >> joinin
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dr. collins talked about this earlier. in close partnership with many different private as well as ities other funding agencies. ecosystem is one where nih almost major role and the center of the universe for we do ical research but this with the private sector and our own foundation and other country and his elsewhere. the question you asked about and how it's been shown to result in the production of fighting for's are fighting off infection. absolutely. why your doctor and other healthcare professionals are saying how important thecise is both for keeping weight where it should be but also because it is clear. are e who exercise a lot healthier for lots of reasons, ome of which we understand and many which we don't understand all the biological reasons. caller is charles for dr. eric green who is in bethesda,om nih maryland. caller: hello, dr. green, we appreciate you and everything your staff is doing. are the following: general public and have a d.n.a. test and how much the test and what are the that in terms of infor
dr. collins talked about this earlier. in close partnership with many different private as well as ities other funding agencies. ecosystem is one where nih almost major role and the center of the universe for we do ical research but this with the private sector and our own foundation and other country and his elsewhere. the question you asked about and how it's been shown to result in the production of fighting for's are fighting off infection. absolutely. why your doctor and other healthcare...
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dr. collins was on. i'm not sure if dr. soucy is independent with this. the humane society is attempting to drive a movement towards alternative animal research. i wanted to come and dr. collins and the nih for its very wereous efforts that rigorous in terms of signs in recognizing in chimpanzees -- in recognizing that chimpanzees are unnecessary for invasive experiments. they worked hard with congress panelnvene a scientific to examine this. they are beginning the process of transferring the majority of chimps in laboratories to sanctuaries which are accredited. i wanted to thank him. we need to balance animal welfare with scientific pencils. -- scientific principles. host: thank you for the call. dr. fauci? guest: we are very sensitive to the humane aspects of research on animals. research on animals is the -- is essential to the help of the world. you have got to do it under the most humane conditions. was correct, it is clear that experiments that have formally been done in experiments that we are now looking for other ways and have found other ways t
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dr. collins, how big is the campus? we have many acres here. we have 17,000 people who work on the campus. it is like a small town with its own fire department, its own hospital, and an amazing group of counted, dedicated people. about 5000 of these people have doctorate level training in science. almost any area of science that you're interested in, in the biomedical arena, there is somebody on this campus who is in the top 10 in the world. host: on the issue of brain science, do you believe that the brain has the power to do beat -- defeat diseases of the body at the cellular level? brain is very much connected to the rest of what is going on with the rest of the body. that mind and body connection is increasingly being revealed. take diabetes, for instance, which is a disease that my old laboratory work done in the 1960's. we used to think diabetes was a problem of the pancreas and the muscles not handling that insulin in the best way. and we thought that obesity was a big intruder. what over the last 10 years it is increasingly clear that t
dr. collins, how big is the campus? we have many acres here. we have 17,000 people who work on the campus. it is like a small town with its own fire department, its own hospital, and an amazing group of counted, dedicated people. about 5000 of these people have doctorate level training in science. almost any area of science that you're interested in, in the biomedical arena, there is somebody on this campus who is in the top 10 in the world. host: on the issue of brain science, do you believe...
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dr. collin leong pleaded not guilty last week to charges of drug dealing and conspiracy.for cash he was issuing provisions to home before prescriptions to homeless people for oxycodone and hydrocodone. >>> new questions about the value of multivitamins from a highly regarded medical journal. an editorial in the annals of internal medicine says using multivitamins and supplements to prevent chronic conditions is a waste of money. the writer says three studies found little or no benefits of multivitamins in preventing heart attacks, cancer or improving mental function. other doctors say supplements help americans get the vitamins and minerals they don't normally get. the government is asking questions about the risks posed by antibacterial soaps and body washes. the fda is asking manufacturers prove your products are safe and that they're more effective against infections than plain soap and water. some studies have shown some ingredients in the antibacterial products may add to a decline in effectiveness of antibiotics. those companies have until the end of the next year t
dr. collin leong pleaded not guilty last week to charges of drug dealing and conspiracy.for cash he was issuing provisions to home before prescriptions to homeless people for oxycodone and hydrocodone. >>> new questions about the value of multivitamins from a highly regarded medical journal. an editorial in the annals of internal medicine says using multivitamins and supplements to prevent chronic conditions is a waste of money. the writer says three studies found little or no benefits...
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dr. collin leon pleaded not guilty last week to charges of drug dealing and conspiracy. lice say in exchange for cash, dr. leon was issuing prescriptions to homeless people for oxycodone and hydrocodone. he's now -- he's also facing a $1 million fine if he's convicted. >>> there are new questions about the value of multivitamins. using multivitamins and supplements to prevent chronic conditions is a waste of money according to the annal the of internal medicine. three studies found little or no benefits in preventing heart heart attacks, cancer or even improving mental function. other doctors say supplements help americans get the vitamins and minerals they don't get in their regular diet. the government is also asking questions about the risk posed by antibacterial soaps and body washes. the fda asking manufacturers to prove their products are safe and more effective than plain soap and water. studies have shown that some ingredients may contribute to a decline in the effectiveness of antibiotics. the companies have until the end of next year to turn over the results of
dr. collin leon pleaded not guilty last week to charges of drug dealing and conspiracy. lice say in exchange for cash, dr. leon was issuing prescriptions to homeless people for oxycodone and hydrocodone. he's now -- he's also facing a $1 million fine if he's convicted. >>> there are new questions about the value of multivitamins. using multivitamins and supplements to prevent chronic conditions is a waste of money according to the annal the of internal medicine. three studies found...
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dr. collins and the entire staff and management at nih for allowing us to check in with the research that they are doing and the impact of sequestration and some of the innovation ahead for nih. you can get all the information online anytime at nih.gov. fork you for being with us this friday edition of the "washington journal." we're back tomorrow morning at 7:00. check out our schedule information on our website at c- span.org. have a terrific weekend. >> president obama yesterday ordered flags at half staff and honor of nelson mandela. he was in prison nearly three decades. -- he willly became be buried in his ancestral village on december 15. following yesterday's news, president obama delivered a .tatement at the white house >> at his trial in 1964, nelson mandela closed saying i have fought against white domination and i have fought against white -- i've cherish the ideal in which people can live in harmony. it is an ideal i hope to live within to achieve. it is an ideal for which i am prepared to drdie." nelson mandela lived for that it real. he made today he has gone home, and we h
dr. collins and the entire staff and management at nih for allowing us to check in with the research that they are doing and the impact of sequestration and some of the innovation ahead for nih. you can get all the information online anytime at nih.gov. fork you for being with us this friday edition of the "washington journal." we're back tomorrow morning at 7:00. check out our schedule information on our website at c- span.org. have a terrific weekend. >> president obama...
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dr. collins to hear about the work and how the sequester has affected them. dr. collins, has been a constant voice against the sequester and has had said about the impact of the inability of n.i.h. to invest in necessary research and grants. 700 grants were cut and the agency was forced to pare down billion. ions by $1.5 dr. collins told "huffington post," if sequester will not end, we will no longer be the leader in science, technology and innovation, end quote. as the largest funder of biomedical research, it is not only a driver of research and innovation leading to better patient care but drives job creation in related fields. in 2011, more than 400,000 jobs and $62 billion of economic activity came from n.i.h. research funding and on a health level advances from n.i.h. research have enormous economic benefit for the global economy. a 1% reduction in cancer deaths has $500 billion in economic value. how much would it be for finding cures for various types of cancer. n.i.h. is a significant funder of research universities across the country through its competit
dr. collins to hear about the work and how the sequester has affected them. dr. collins, has been a constant voice against the sequester and has had said about the impact of the inability of n.i.h. to invest in necessary research and grants. 700 grants were cut and the agency was forced to pare down billion. ions by $1.5 dr. collins told "huffington post," if sequester will not end, we will no longer be the leader in science, technology and innovation, end quote. as the largest funder...
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dr. francis collins. thank you all for what you're doing.imately, one of the most important things that we can do to combat this epidemic is to raise awareness. as we work to advance the research, we are also supporting nationally and hiv awareness campaign. we're sharing research with community organizations and health departments across the country. last week's signing by the president of the bipartisan hope that this another step in the right direction. we're making sure that our federal policies are aligned with the most recent scientific understanding of hiv. information about all of these things is available at hiv -- at aids.gov. we have a lot of work to be thankful for. we have a lot of work to do. the challenge that we face is substantial. 35 million people in the world are living with hiv aids. alone, more than 2 million hiv infections and 1.6 million aids-related deaths were reported across the globe. u.s., more than one million of our neighbors and friends are infected. millions more are up acted by the lost loved ones. i want to
dr. francis collins. thank you all for what you're doing.imately, one of the most important things that we can do to combat this epidemic is to raise awareness. as we work to advance the research, we are also supporting nationally and hiv awareness campaign. we're sharing research with community organizations and health departments across the country. last week's signing by the president of the bipartisan hope that this another step in the right direction. we're making sure that our federal...
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dr. francis collins. andiscusses the role of nih the effect of automatic spending cuts on their work.it a clock a.m. eastern, of anthony fauci, director the infectious diseases research. talkster, erica green about how human genome research is changing medical treatments burden on a clock, national cancer institute director dr. harold varmus gives an update on camncer research. later, dr. thomas insel. >> we have lost one of the most influential and profoundly good ever beings that we will share time with on this earth. he no longer belongs to us. he belongs to the ages. good morning. the world is remembering a south african leader. this headline this morning from "the los angeles times" on the passing of nelson mandela. here in washington and around the country, flags are at half staff to pay tribute to africa's first black president.
dr. francis collins. andiscusses the role of nih the effect of automatic spending cuts on their work.it a clock a.m. eastern, of anthony fauci, director the infectious diseases research. talkster, erica green about how human genome research is changing medical treatments burden on a clock, national cancer institute director dr. harold varmus gives an update on camncer research. later, dr. thomas insel. >> we have lost one of the most influential and profoundly good ever beings that we...
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dr. francis collins is the director of nih. in a recent "wall street hasnal" piece, cancer american directly or indirectly. where are we in cancer research? what are the big hurdles? that is one of the areas of greatest excitement and promise right now. we are enormously excited about the way in which the technology is being able to look at individual cancers. it has put us in a position of being able to read out what is driving a cancer in each individual. it is going to be different depending on which person is being analyzed. pathways thate are involved in taking a good sell down a road to becoming a malignant. drugs are being developed that target those pathways in a precise way as opposed to a chemotherapy approach which is much more carpet bombing. this is smart bombing. this is precision medicine for cancer. it is very exciting. it is transformational. ust: samantha is joining from rockville, maryland. good morning. thank you so much for coming on and agreeing to talk to all us about the importance of nih. i am an early
dr. francis collins is the director of nih. in a recent "wall street hasnal" piece, cancer american directly or indirectly. where are we in cancer research? what are the big hurdles? that is one of the areas of greatest excitement and promise right now. we are enormously excited about the way in which the technology is being able to look at individual cancers. it has put us in a position of being able to read out what is driving a cancer in each individual. it is going to be different...
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dr. chernof. >> thank you, mr. chairman, ranking member collins, and members of the committee. dr. warshawsky and i are pleased to be here today to present recommendations of the long-term care commission. i want to begin by saying i'm going to walk us through the highlights of the report but this is work that mark and i get together. it comes with a spirit of fundamental bipartisanship which we think is the way forward. so again i'm going to make some opening comments on half of the whole report and marvel make some specific comments to follow. the commission had a very compressed timeline. we've said that with a six-month schedule, and have to go to the this process we roughly somewhere between 90-100 days do our work. we had four public hearings with 34 witnesses, over 100 submissions a public testimony and nine working sessions. on september 12 as required by the law the commission voted by a bipartisan majority to issue final report as the broad agreement of the commission. want to provide you with an overview of the commission's work process and the development of the final r
dr. chernof. >> thank you, mr. chairman, ranking member collins, and members of the committee. dr. warshawsky and i are pleased to be here today to present recommendations of the long-term care commission. i want to begin by saying i'm going to walk us through the highlights of the report but this is work that mark and i get together. it comes with a spirit of fundamental bipartisanship which we think is the way forward. so again i'm going to make some opening comments on half of the...
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dr. chernof. >> thank you, mr. chairman, ranking member collins, and members of the committee. dr.warshawsky and i are pleased to be today to present recommendations on the long-term care commission and i want to begin by saying i'm going to walk us through the highlights of the report. this is work that mark and i did together, and it comes from a spirit of fundamental bipartisanship which we think is the way forward. so can i make opening comments on half of all report and more will have specific comments to follow. assaulting of the commission had a very compressed guideline to we reset with a six month schedule but after going through the provision process would roughly 90-100 days to do our work there in work we had four public hearings with 34 witnesses, over 100 submissions of public testimony and nine working sessions. on september 12 as required by the law, the commission voted by a bipartisan vote to issue the final support. want to provide you with an overview of the commission's work process and the development of the final recommendations. want to begin by saying the c
dr. chernof. >> thank you, mr. chairman, ranking member collins, and members of the committee. dr.warshawsky and i are pleased to be today to present recommendations on the long-term care commission and i want to begin by saying i'm going to walk us through the highlights of the report. this is work that mark and i did together, and it comes from a spirit of fundamental bipartisanship which we think is the way forward. so can i make opening comments on half of all report and more will...
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chairman, ranking member collins, this concludes my testimony and i would be happy to answer any questions. >> thank you. dr. baldwin. afternoon, chairman nelson and ranking member collins. thank you for the opportunity to speak today. i am pleased to join my fellow panelist and speak about how transportation affects the health of older adults. i will also discuss how to help older adults remain safe, active, mobile, and independent and help the faa's. at the committee is aware, the u.s. population continues to age. in 2012, 14% of the u.s. population was 65 years or older, and by 2030, it is expected to reach 20% heard this is a proximally 72 million older americans. the fastest-growing segment of older adults are those aged 85 and older. this group is that the greatest risk for expressing frailty and required assistance with mobility. taken together, the up coming growth in size and life expectancy will create more challenges for older americans to get around. many older adults are dependent on cars. this is particularly true in the suburban and liberal areas where public transportation is often limited.
chairman, ranking member collins, this concludes my testimony and i would be happy to answer any questions. >> thank you. dr. baldwin. afternoon, chairman nelson and ranking member collins. thank you for the opportunity to speak today. i am pleased to join my fellow panelist and speak about how transportation affects the health of older adults. i will also discuss how to help older adults remain safe, active, mobile, and independent and help the faa's. at the committee is aware, the u.s....
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dr. francis collins. thank you all for what you're doing. ultimately, one of the most important things that we can do to combat this epidemic is to raise awareness. as we work to advance the research, we are also supporting nationally and hiv awareness campaign. we're sharing research with community organizations and health departments across the country. last week's signing by the president of the bipartisan hope that this another step in the right direction. we're making sure that our federal policies are aligned with the most recent scientific understanding of hiv. information about all of these things is available at hiv -- at aids.gov. we have a lot of work to be thankful for. we have a lot of work to do. the challenge that we face is substantial. 35 million people in the world are living with hiv aids. in 2012 alone, more than 2 million hiv infections and 1.6 million aids-related deaths were reported across the globe. here in the u.s., more than one million of our neighbors and friends are infected. millions more are up acted by the lo
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dr. churn off. >> thank you mr. chairman, ranking member collins and members of the committee. we are pleased to be here today to present the recommendations of the long term care commission and i want to begin by saying i'm going to walk us through the highlights of the report. but this is work that mark and i did together and comes from the spirit of fundamental by partisanship that we think is the way forward so i'm going to make opening comments on behalf of and mark will make specific comments to follow. the commission had a very compressed time line set out with a six month schedule and after going through the process we have roughly 100 days, between 90 to 100 days. in that work we have before public hearings with 34 witnesses. over hundreds of public testimony and nine working sessions. september 12 that is required, the commission voted by the bipartisan majority to issue the final report as the broad agreement of the commission. i want to provide you an overview of the commission work process and the development of the final recommendations. i want to begin by saying
dr. churn off. >> thank you mr. chairman, ranking member collins and members of the committee. we are pleased to be here today to present the recommendations of the long term care commission and i want to begin by saying i'm going to walk us through the highlights of the report. but this is work that mark and i did together and comes from the spirit of fundamental by partisanship that we think is the way forward so i'm going to make opening comments on behalf of and mark will make...
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collins. >> thank you, mr. chairman. look, i'm not -- i just have a couple simple questions. i have a daughter who fits the special needs category. dr. english, i appreciate your being here from our home state as well as the rest here, and i'm just going to ask very broad sort of questions and give a relative personal experience note here. one, i've heard it said many times and, you know, there's a lot of things out there to fix. well, this is not one of the fixable laws, this is just one that is broken, and that's just a disagreement that both sides of the aisle are going to be, and we're going to deal with it. i don't believe it can, but there are things that can be done. reality is that as in the case of my daughter who has spy that biff da, early in life she had 0 major surgeries -- 30 major surgeries, eight of which went eight hours plus, a vast array of different things. she is 21 years old, and she actually rules the house and nothing else has been said. but doctors in her life, especially early on, were very important, and they still are. we're making the transition as i had a chance this morning to speak with dr. english ab
collins. >> thank you, mr. chairman. look, i'm not -- i just have a couple simple questions. i have a daughter who fits the special needs category. dr. english, i appreciate your being here from our home state as well as the rest here, and i'm just going to ask very broad sort of questions and give a relative personal experience note here. one, i've heard it said many times and, you know, there's a lot of things out there to fix. well, this is not one of the fixable laws, this is just one...