State Map to Donate Life Registry to become an organ donor

Exactly who is receiving HIV research dollars?
Are they all in the USA? You'll be surprised

Where is the $3.184 billion in HIV research being spent and who is receiving the exorbitant funding? Click on the hands reaching out for the cash.

 

Do you auction items on E-bay?

If you sell an item on E-bay and participate in their program to benefit non-profit organizations and you would like to include FAIR in your philanthropy, you can easily donate a percentage of your revenue received to FAIR--as little or large a percent as you wish to donate. To learn how, click on the E-bay logo and we thank you!
 

FAIR continues its dental plan for transplant patients

If you have passed all of your pre-transplant requirements except for dental due to financial hardship, contact us and we will attempt to find a dentist that will help you pro-bono. We have helped many patients in the past and may be able to assist you also. For a complete summary of our dental plan for transplant patients, click the smile and download the information if you are in need of help.

FAIR Profiles States

What are the top ten causes of death for the citizens of Alabama and Arkansas as reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)? Is HIV/AIDS one of them? If not, how do the top ten compare with HIV? For the top ten causes of death in these states and other interesting info, click on their map. For HIV/AIDS deaths in those and all other states, click here.

Your Disease's research dollars--where are they going?

Have you wondered where the money being spent on your disease is actually going--to what researcher in what country? Click here, find your illness, then click on the budgeted amount to get the full list of people researching your illness.
 

FAIR's Press Release: Immediate Action Needed to Reverse America's Organ-Donor Crisis

Every hour a person on the waiting list or one who was delisted due to becoming too sick to be transplanted dies. You can help give all in need the "Gift of Life" by simply copying this opinion editorial and sending it to media and President Obama. Click on the Please Help logo!

Waiting for a Liver Transplant?

Are you waiting for a liver transplant?  Which areas/hospitals are transplanting years sooner than others. To calculate your MELD score and find the region/state that is transplanting at the lowest MELD score, click the liver.

The HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials
Parade Continues

In May there were 1,742 HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials, in August, 1,865, in October 2,233, Now there are 4,241 listed for HIV and 4,493 for AIDS. Find out how many for your disease by clicking here. For example, there are a total of only 768 for Alzheimer's Disease, 953 for COPD, and 923 for hepatitis C (many involving HIV & HCV).

World news reports for HIV like no other illness

What kind of attention does HIV get in the media. Well, we know it preoccupies much of the media health focus as evidenced by these numerous articles, indeed, hundreds of HIV news from one source alone since our last newsletter.


 

FAIR Members' Soapbox Alerts continue

...this month to those suffering from our focus disease of the month, diabetes and also for those suffering from diabetes and cardiovascular disease. To easily send an alert today to President Obama, VP Biden, your Senators and Representatives in support of fairer funding for this illness, click the Soapbox logo!

*Focus Disease of the Month: Diabetes*

• Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life.

• Diabetes is deadly; it kills more Americans than AIDS and breast cancer combined. Diabetes is one of the top six causes of death in the USA and studies indicate that diabetes is generally under-reported on death certificates, particularly in the cases of older persons with multiples chronic conditions such as heart disease and hypertension. Because of this, the toll of diabetes is believed to be much higher than officially reported.

• Diabetes is common: four years ago there were 16 million with diabetes. Now there are there are 23.6 million people in the United States, or 8 percent of the population, who have diabetes. The total prevalence of diabetes increased 13.5 percent from 2005-2007. Compare to HIV/AIDS: CDC estimates put the number with HIV/AIDS at 1 million.

• Diabetes symptoms: excessive thirst, extreme hunger, unusual weight loss, extreme fatigue, frequent urination, blurry vision and irritability. You can also take the American Diabetes Association's Online Diabetes Risk Test to find out if you are at risk for diabetes.

• Diabetes is serious; it is the number one cause of blindness, kidney disease and stroke. In fact, more than 65 percent of people with diabetes die from heart disease or stroke.

• Diabetes and CVD: Yahoo News: "Diabetes heart risk = 15 years of aging." Diabetics are at risk of developing cardiovascular disease, one of the world's biggest killers, 15 years earlier than other people so a diabetic 40 years of age has the same potential for a stroke as a healthy person of age 55. Full story.

• Diabetes, Genetics and Race: Do genetics and race play a role in both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes? Yes! For a full explanation on the role of genetics from the ADA, click here. Hispanics are almost twice as likely to have diabetes as non-Hispanics and nearly 25 percent of all Hispanics, age 45-74, have it. African-Americans are almost twice as likely to have diabetes as the general population and 11.4 percent over 20 years of age have it

• Diabetes and Age: The risk of diabetes increases with age. About 21 percent of Americans aged 60 years or older have diabetes. This compares to approximately 2 percent for people 20 to 39 years old and about 10 percent for those aged 40-59 years.

• Diabetes is costly; The total annual economic cost of diabetes in 2007 was estimated to be $174 billion. Medical expenditures totaled $116 billion and were comprised of $27 billion for diabetes care, $58 billion for chronic diabetes-related complications, and $31 billion for excess general medical costs.

• Diabetes treatment:
  1. In order to survive, people with type 1 diabetes must have insulin delivered by a pump or injections.
  2. Many people with type 2 diabetes can control their blood glucose by following a careful diet and exercise program, losing excess weight, and taking oral medication.
  3. Many people with diabetes also need to take medications to control their cholesterol and blood pressure.
  4. Among adults with diagnosed diabetes, about 12 percent take both insulin and oral medications, 19 percent take insulin only, 53 percent take oral medications only, and 15 percent do not take either insulin or oral meds.

• Diabetes and Research Funding: The NIH is spending only $42 on each diabetic in research in 2007 compared to $3,032 on each HIV/AIDS patient. 

• Video: To view a powerful 14 minute video by the American Diabetes Association and ABC Television with striking quotes by many well-known celebrities and politicians that illustrates the need for more fair and equitable funding, Click HERE
  
  Diabetes and all other diseases except HIV/AIDS would receive larger research allocations under the FAIR Foundation's policies.

Statistics from the American Diabetes Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The FAIR Foundation is growing fast, but we need more members to change Congress and the NIH. Please help us by forwarding this Newsletter on to your associates and friends. With strength in numbers, we WILL achieve fair and equitable NIH distributions for ALL non-AIDS diseases. Member sign-up information is confidential.  

 Please consider FAIR this year for
your tax-deductible contributions...

As you consider your year-end tax-deductible donations, we would be most grateful for your financial support. Please help us benefit all who need fair and equitable research allocations for their disease of interest and to achieve new organ-donor policies to reverse the organ-donor crisis in America. Indeed, we are the only nonprofit organization solely dedicated to fairness in research funding and we respectfully ask for your help in funding our effort. Remember, we have no paid employees. Indeed; we are all volunteers so every dollar of your donation will go to continuing our educating Congress and the NIH on the need for change to insure fair funding for your disease of interest. Please make your donation on our secure website or mail a check made out to the FAIR Foundation at 78-629 Bougainvillea Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92211. Thank you in advance for your generosity!  

The FAIR Foundation; E-mail fair@dc.rr.com FAIR is an apolitical 501 (c)(3) organization.

FAIR Mission Statement: The FAIR Foundation is dedicated to fair and equitable distribution of research funds by the government for all diseases, including the 16 that kill a million more Americans than AIDS. A disease’s mortality rate shall be given emphasis in determining allocations and other secondary factors shall be utilized to insure diseases that cause great suffering but have low mortality rates will also receive significantly increased funding.