tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62716487695149713.post7384840014360964999..comments2023-10-09T02:33:17.014-04:00Comments on ALS ADVOCACY: Stimulus Funds Find Their Way to ALS-Related ProjectsALSadvocacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15638650524805735994noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62716487695149713.post-56282299380563447562010-01-07T11:09:46.651-05:002010-01-07T11:09:46.651-05:00We should keep this under wraps. Would hate to see...We should keep this under wraps. Would hate to see those tea-baggers demonstrate against ALS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62716487695149713.post-32240517768489855492010-01-07T08:06:24.538-05:002010-01-07T08:06:24.538-05:00It appears that NIH got $31.2 billion (with a b).....It appears that NIH got $31.2 billion (with a b)... so ALS-related neurological projects got one one-thousandth of the NIH stimulus funds.<br /><br />It sure beats a kick in the pants, but the tiny fraction tells us something about priorities. We still have much to do to change the priorities.ALSadvocacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15638650524805735994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62716487695149713.post-54678734636636991772010-01-07T07:59:11.636-05:002010-01-07T07:59:11.636-05:00At the risk of being crass, when the stimulus gran...At the risk of being crass, when the stimulus grants were first described as shovel-ready projects, I thought that we have tens of thousands of people with ALS who might be described in that way. A clever marketing person and some people with ALS (and good senses of humor) could have had a heyday with that. I'm glad that some of the funds going to NIH are directed to ALS projects!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com