Not exact matches
«There was some
debate about this
of course, but this is an
area we believe in it as an
important instrument to the revitalization
of upstate communities,» Hochul said.
The efficacy and necessity
of these drugs has long been
debated in the natural health world — mainly questioning whether the absolute benefit
of the drug justifies the lifetime prescription or whether the approach
of «blocking» cholesterol makes sense given that cholesterol is vital for so many other
areas of human health — but for those that do decide to take Lipitor, Crestor or other statins, it's
important to consider the drug's other effects on the body.
Considering further that s. 32 (1)(c) is one
of the oldest and most
important parts
of Canadian public policy in the economic field, and that it mandates a partial rule
of reason inquiry into the seriousness
of the competitive effects
of the agreement, Parliament has sufficiently delineated the
area of risk and the terms
of debate to meet the constitutional standard.»
Noonan's conclusion, however — that university researchers are at no real risk for patent infringement liability and that patents do not cause university researchers to abandon
important areas of research — could have
important implications for the gene patent policy
debate if it is both correct and extensible beyond the stem cell arena.