Friday

Florida's $250M Investment Bust - News Story - WFTV Orlando

Florida's $250M Investment Bust - News Story - WFTV Orlando: "state leaders knew the risks, including the declining market, soil contamination, lawsuits, and cash flow problems"

Property Appraiser's Staffers In Hot Water - News Story - WFTV Orlando

Property Appraiser's Staffers In Hot Water - News Story - WFTV Orlando: "raising funds for Republicans and campaigning for him all on the taxpayer's dime"

Wednesday

Lost in Transmission — FDA Drug Information That Never Reaches Clinicians | Health Care Reform 2009

Lost in Transmission — FDA Drug Information That Never Reaches Clinicians | Health Care Reform 2009

Junk Food Turns Rats Into Addicts / Science News

Junk Food Turns Rats Into Addicts / Science News
U.S. may end up discarding unused H1N1 vaccine - Yahoo! News: "'It's quite likely that too little vaccine is one of the things that's making people more interested in getting vaccinated, frankly,' [CDC Director Thomas] Frieden told reporters."

Scarcity creates demand, but winds up backfiring once people get tired of waiting and realize there's plenty to go around. What does this remind me of? Potato, potato, potato, swineflu.

Sunday

Universal Coverage: A Revenue Windfall? - Prescriptions Blog - NYTimes.com: With universal coverage, "by 2020, there [would] be an additional 8.5 million workers over 65. And by 2030, an additional 16.8 million. That’s the lowest of three projected participation rates. We’re being conservative. The increased tax revenues would add $312 billion to the U.S. Treasury in 2020 alone and $927 billion in 2030."