Good Morning All, Here's the overnight "News & Views".... from the on-line media.... How we pay for our drugs and M. Ali are in the headlines today. Cheers ........ murray ARTICLE: Muhammad Ali Gets Hollywood Star http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20020112/en/people_ali_1.html OPINION: Prescription drug costs are up in the air http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/opinion/moyed/11012001.html Kentucky Prescription Drug Bill Called Crucial to Low Income Seniors http://www.mworld.com/m/m.w?lp=GetStory&id=22365311 For veterans, getting prescriptions means making a long drive first http://www.journalstar.com/nebraska?story_id=5286&past= Drug Costs are an Issue in Canada Too http://www.cdma-acfpp.org/issues/federal.shtml "half of the best-selling prescription medicines in the world come from natural products. Last year sales of these best-selling medicines amounted to about $40 billion" http://www.feer.com/articles/2001/0111_15/p040innov.html Reference: Prescription Drug Costs http://www.phrma.org/policy/prescripcosts/ ITEM: Question of the Week! What is the Patient Assistance Program? http://www.phrma.org/question/archive//2002-01-08.14.phtml Fill out the form below to submit your question. http://www.phrma.org/question/ ARTICLE: HCFA'S Action Will Hurt Poor Patients http://www.phrma.org/publications/documents/backgrounders/2001-04-10.194.phtml * * * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn