Quoting part of an article from today's San Francisco Chronicle: "Senator Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., used the study yesterday to argue that one viable solution to Medicare's financial problems could come by increasing research funding to imrove the health of the elderly. "Kennedy argued yesterday that Medicare savings would almost certainly result from smart spending now on promising ways to thwart the disabling impact of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, osteoporosis and diabetes." Liz S/