We live in an age of unprecedented medical innovation. Unfortunately, most of today’s cutting-edge research is conducted outside Europe, which was once a pioneer in this field, says Daniele Capezzone, president of the productivity committee of the Italian Chamber of Deputies.
Consider:
About 78 per cent of global biotechnology research funds
It is estimated that the three major communicable diseases, malaria, HIV/AIDS, and TB, kill approximately 16,000 people every day. In recognition of the unacceptably high levels of disease burden the G8 leaders have promised to spend $60 billion to fight these diseases in Africa. However, in reality there is little
The world economy is currently experiencing a level of growth unsurpassed in human history. World growth has been running at close to 5 per cent for over three years the highest level since the late 1960s. Three major factors help explain the current buoyancy of the world economy, says
In Sicko, Michael Moore parrots the Castroite claim that Cubans live longer than Americans. In fact the figures are practically identical, which actually casts Cuba’s vaunted health care in a negative light, says author Humberto Fontova.
According to Fontova:
In all nations with high emigration rates, longevity rates skew high;
Nicolas Sarkozy is rolling out the welcome mat for thousands of rich French people who fled one of Europe’s most onerous tax regimes. Few may heed his call, says Bloomberg News.
At issue is the French “fortune tax,” says Bloomberg:
The rate is currently 0.5 per cent for people
Many Mexicans leave their families, friends and homes to make the arduous journey to the United States because their own country has a job creation problem, says Joel Kurtzman, senior fellow at the Milken Institute.
Consider:
Between 2000 and 2006, Mexico created only 1.4 million jobs.
During each of those
