Science Mag: Obama Budget Would Increase Autism Research Funding

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February 27, 2009
White House Requests New Funding for Autism
Autism research will get a funding boost if U.S. President Barack Obama has his way. In his budget overview released yesterday, Obama requested $211 million as part of the Department of Health and Human Services budget for the disease

The money would go toward research into causes and new treatments, as well as additional screening, support services, and efforts to raise public awareness. Thanks in part to pressure from Congress, funding for autism work has risen from about $101 million in 2006 to $132 million in 2007 even in a time of tight National Institutes of Health budgets.

The president’s 2010 budget proposal urges boosting it further and more quickly than planned—an earlier goal was to hit $210 million in 2011.

—Jennifer Couzin

http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/02/white-house-req.html

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

1. he's also going to increase funding for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment

I LOVE our President:

"In addition to doubling cancer research, the administration will also enhance HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment by increasing the dollar amount of each program. The budget does not give an exact sum that will be invested into the agenda, but it will provide much needed assistance to areas that have been underserved on the matter of HIV/AIDS."

http://www.examiner.com/x-3630-Orlando-Obama-Administration-Examiner~y2009m2d26-White-House-sources-Deficit-to-balloon-to-175-trillion

also more money to cancer research, and "630 billion reserve fund will be created to assist in reforming the nation’s healthcare system."

Yeah! Thats what I'm talking about!

[EraOfResponsibility]

2. kick and rec'd

[Why Syzygy]

3. kick/rec for the Greatest. nt

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

4. Let's hope they focus on what really may be causing autism and not vaccines.

[SidDithers]

5. I'll second that...nt

Sid

[semillama]

6. Great, maybe they can finally nail down the genetic factors that appear to be at the root

and we can all move on from this silly "vaccines cause autism" manufactroversy.