Issue 612 To advance disease research June 15, 2015

Disease research is being stifled by government to an extent.  Because of this, cures we may have gotten are not able to be accessed.  Here is what can be done to correct this problem.

Solutions:  

1) Combining research: Both animal and human diseases are studied separately.  However, animal diseases can mutate to affect not just people but a single mutation can make it affect multiple species.  Therefore cures for animal diseases can potentially cure people, and vice versa.  So by combining the research we can make gains in fighting cancer, the flu, and similar health problems we all face.

2) Unlimited volunteer testing:  Human testing is very restrictive in the United States and thus cures take longer to come to market.  However, this can be resolved by the government allowing for terminally ill people to volunteer to take untested medications.   The reason why this is restricted is due to the government wanting to protect people, however some people are willing to take a risk to cure a deadly disease like Pancreatic Cancer as they know they are dying and want at least a shot at curing themselves.

3) Allow testing on Illegal drugs: This final one is the most likely to come to pass.  Marijuana is being experimented with on the State level in the United States to aid in combating seizures, cancers and more.  However, the Federal government frowns on this due to it being illegal at the Federal level.  But if all illegal substances could be used as part of medical research, then potentially we can open up the market for cures, treatments and therapies that did not exist before.  As such, Cocaine, meth, and others should be explored in the same way they once did on chemical weapons like mustard gas to cure cancers.  

Conclusion:  At the moment, these are the three ways to advance disease research.  Humans and animals studied together, let people who are dying/terminally ill risk their lives for a cure, and let colleges, laboratories and the like test illegal drugs and chemicals to see if a poison can be turned into a viable treatment.  We can do so much more if we just get rid of some restrictions and rules in the healthcare system.  It is time to free up the system.