ALS Ice Bucket Challenge thoughts

SunnY S said:
"life is short", but its even better when you can get suckers to pay your way through it.......

I'm going to start my own charity. Check out what the ALS CEO and CFO "earn".

http://healthimpactnews.com/2014/als-ice-bucket-challenge-do-you-know-what-you-are-supporting/
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that same page after itemizing what is spent on salaries goes on to say how if you are pro-life ALS research also supports stem cell research from aborted fetuses. it looks like a good chunk goes to education and a good chunk goes to supporting current sufferers of ALS. the page doesn't mention exactly why more money should go to research from helping those that have ALS... the salary percentage is kind of a red herring as it's not something that will scale with the amount of donations the charity gets, it's a basic cost of doing business.
 
CruisnGrrl said:
that same page after itemizing what is spent on salaries goes on to say how if you are pro-life ALS research also supports stem cell research from aborted fetuses. it looks like a good chunk goes to education and a good chunk goes to supporting current sufferers of ALS. the page doesn't mention exactly why more money should go to research from helping those that have ALS... the salary percentage is kind of a red herring as it's not something that will scale with the amount of donations the charity gets, it's a basic cost of doing business.
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The same page is also pretty anti-science based medicine...Anti-vaccine links etc...

http://www.charityintelligence.ca/charity-details/610-als-society-of-canada gives the Canadian wing a B plus rating. I wont donate to specific medial research charities for other reasons but they don't seem to bad. Like cruisingrrl said you have to pay a CEO their salary you have to pay for talent and its a full time job.
 
All this knowledgeable conversation is hurting my head.

Back to the people that have over 1000 likes on their videos but can't spell ALS....

[video=youtube;CIRNgUm_GXc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIRNgUm_GXc[/video]
 
CruisnGrrl said:
that same page after itemizing what is spent on salaries goes on to say how if you are pro-life ALS research also supports stem cell research from aborted fetuses. it looks like a good chunk goes to education and a good chunk goes to supporting current sufferers of ALS. the page doesn't mention exactly why more money should go to research from helping those that have ALS... the salary percentage is kind of a red herring as it's not something that will scale with the amount of donations the charity gets, it's a basic cost of doing business.
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Given that US foetal stem cell research has been limited to existing cultures since Bush, in the US, that objection pretty much only works on those who are ideologically disposed to believing it. In other words, people who watch Fox News.

Then you have the PETA types, who refuse to 'take the challenge' because of the animal testing issue. I'm not a fan of animal testing, but I also realize that modelling can only take you so far.
 
Rob MacLennan said:
Given that US foetal stem cell research has been limited to existing cultures since Bush, in the US, that objection pretty much only works on those who are ideologically disposed to believing it. In other words, people who watch Fox News.

Then you have the PETA types, who refuse to 'take the challenge' because of the animal testing issue. I'm not a fan of animal testing, but I also realize that modelling can only take you so far.
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Animal testing is such an important process in issuing medicine out for the public. Are you willing to be a guinea pig for a new drug?
 
RockerGuy said:
Animal testing is such an important process in issuing medicine out for the public. Are you willing to be a guinea pig for a new drug?
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Its possible to understand the importance of it and not enjoy the fact it has to happen. Thats robs point.
 
RockerGuy said:
Animal testing is such an important process in issuing medicine out for the public. Are you willing to be a guinea pig for a new drug?
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You'd be surprised how little of the testing correlates to a drug that progresses to market. Much of it is done in the toxicity rather than the activity phase. There's so much of it incorporated into the licensing procedures due to thalidomide and the resulting legal issues surrounding that particular drug. The licensing and testing procedures need an overhaul, for example, if aspirin, arguably the world's most succesful drug, was discovered today it would never make its way to market due to the current testing and licensing protocols.
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