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Free Drug Could Sweeten Life for Diabetics
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
By providing free drugs called ACE inhibitors to people with diabetes, Medicare would both save money and save lives, researchers say. Even if officials don't agree, the upcoming Medicare drug benefit might at least get these valuable therapies into the hands of a few more seniors in need.
A Vote for Aging-Related Research?
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
Although Alzheimer's disease and stem-cell research are receiving extraordinary media and political attention because of the upcoming election, the real politics of aging-related research lie largely outside the current presidential race.

#08 - The War on Anti-Aging Medicine

Original Webcast Date: September 17, 2003, 3 p.m.

Join us to hear the science and policy perspective on the hope, hype and the issues no one is talking about that will determine whether we will reap the benefits of anti-aging research. Our guests discuss aging research and the relationship between the hyped promises of psuedo-science versus real developments in the field and what path will ultimately serve the advancement of aging research best.

Moderator

Morton Kondracke

Guests

Robert H. Binstock

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To read more about this issue, see:
Assault on the Aged, Sage News & Views.
A Time for Debunking, Sage News & Views.
A Change of Heart on Vitamins?, Sage News & Views.
The Research Gap, Sage News & Views.

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