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As the national debate continues to rage about health reform, there is a window of opportunity to help millions of patients treat chronic illnesses such as Cancer, Diabetes and HIV/AIDS.

Miracle medicines available at every pharmacy in the United States are improving and transforming lives in ways we would have never imagined just a few decades ago: they heal infections with astonishing speed, and help millions of patients treat chronic illnesses such as Cancer, Diabetes and HIV/AIDS. As the system to review and approve new drugs runs into serious problems, however, Congress, private industry, and the nation’s chief medical regulator must act to make sure that lifesaving medicines continue to flow to the market.

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