The current medical marijuana law is great for people that are on the list of approved illnesses and not-so great for other people that are not on the list. Those people are being discriminated against. We know very well that marijuana can cure more than what is currently outlined by the bill.

As a primary care physician, I know the value of having a doctor to call your own. I have volunteered in Free Clinics in both Prince William County and the city of Fredericksburg. The charitable care provided in Free Clinics is wonderful, but does not compare to the ongoing continuity of care provided by one's own primary care physician. Expanding Medicaid will improve the health of our fellow Virginians and save lives. We need your help to end the Medicaid blockade before the Commonwealth shuts down on July 1.

In August, it will be a year since my stem cell transplant. I was one of the lucky ones. My sister was a perfect match (see “Lifesaving Procedure With an Image Problem”, New York Times, Science, April 22,2014, p.D7, see link below) But for many of the 12,000 patients diagnosed in the U.S. each year with blood cancers, only about 30% of those needing a transplant will have a matching donor in their family. The other 70% will depend on the National Marrow Donor Program (BetheMatch.org) to identify a matching donor. The likelihood of such a find ranges from 66% to 93%, with minority groups seriously underrepresented. Getting the word out to potential donors about this relatively simple, but life saving procedure is a difficult and costly process. Our idea is to link transplant donation to blood donation. We know that donating blood at one’s place of work or through community blood drives is a well known and accepted activity. We suggest that at the conclusion of the blood donation, individuals be presented with information about being a transplant donor. Cheek swab kits (used to determine matches) can be available for interested parties and completed kits can be immediately forwarded to the National Marrow Donor Program. *New York Times article: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/21/lifesaving-procedure-with-an-image-problem/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

Last week a Summit County, Ohio deputy forced Siobhan Householder to spit out a prescription pain pill she took for a toothache. That same week, officers at Appalachian Behavioral Healthcare in Athens, Ohio held down John Rohrer, a head injury survivor, so he could be force-injected with a drug that causes brain damage. The video of Householder's assault clearly shows she was sitting peacefully in the room of a courthouse and in no distress until officer Vaughan grabbed her by the hair, pinned her down and shoved his hand into her mouth in an attempt to remove a pill. As a result, photos show, the woman suffered bruises on her chin and other parts of her body and cuts in her mouth. Rohrer had simply been walking down the hall at Appalachian Behavioral Healthcare in Athens, Ohio, a state hospital he has sued for illegally detaining him, when he was assaulted. Police officers Brian Willard and Todd Bumbalough pinned down Rohrer so he could be injected with a drug [Risperdal] whose manufacturer has been successfully sued in several states for its fraudulent marketing of that drug. Rohrer's doctor outside the hospital, whom he's been banned from seeing, agrees with him that the medication forced on him is detrimental to his health AND VIOLATES THE STANDARD OF CARE. Ohio legislators must stop police officers from assaulting citizens over healthcare choices. I write this petition on behalf of Ms. Householder, whom I don't know personally, and on behalf of John Rohrer and a family member, with whom I am friends - also on behalf of all others I personally know have been assaulted in this way.

In the United States, over 70% of PKU adults are not being treated in a metabolic clinic. Among the untreated adults, there is an increase in mental illness, psychological disorders, neurological deterioration (epilepsy, tremor, paresis), and children born to pregnant women with untreated PKU have severe birth defects and mental retardation. This is 100% preventable and the barriers to access care are unjustifiable. Medical food saved my life and my children's lives and coverage is denied by my employer, the federal government because of my age. This discriminatory policy is not prohibited by the Affordable Care Act and poses a serious threat to the health and safety of the PKU victim. It is essential to include PKU in this initiative in keeping with good and acceptable treatment practices - "diet for life." Please help.

Even a minimal amount of research reveals that Fluoride is a harmful toxin known to cause cancer and other health risks, and we are being forced to drink it every day in our tap water because the companies that produce this toxic waste have convinced you it's good for your teeth. Many countries around the world, as well as many areas in the USA have recently demanded a stop to fluoridation, and it's time for the entire country to wake up and demand a stop to the mass "medication." I don't want fluoride in my family's water!

HSA/HRA accounts are the medical plans for employers and individuals. We can use these accounts to pay for co-pays and Viagra. However, those accounts will not cover gym memberships and supplements such as vitamin D. Let us follow Mrs. Obama's lead and make preventative health care a priority.

For all the countless dogs we have lost to Lymphoma, and the families that deserve this option. We need 100,000 to sign! T cell therapy Immunology is the future of cancer treatment and the dogs are the ones that were tested on. Now peoples cancers are being cured, most recently at MD Anderson, Cervical cancer, so why isn't this proven therapy an option?

Up to 80 percent of all antibiotics in the U.S. are sold for livestock, not people. These antibiotics are getting mixed right into the feed of healthy animals to encourage fast growth. When bacteria are exposed to these antibiotics, they develop resistance, and the resulting infections can withstand even our most powerful medicine. We need to show the FDA that the public wants to stop this misuse of antibiotics on factory farms to protect our health.

Up to 80 percent of all antibiotics in the U.S. are sold for livestock, not people. These antibiotics are getting mixed right into the feed of healthy animals to encourage fast growth. When bacteria are exposed to these antibiotics, they develop resistance, and the resulting infections can withstand even our most powerful medicine. President Obama has the authority to direct the FDA to stop this misuse of antibiotics on factory farms to protect our health.

There are currently few protections in place to keep our loved ones safe when living in residential care facilities. The existing law does not have a procedure in place for investigating allegations of mistreatment or neglect of the elderly who reside in these homes. This has resulted in injury and death because there was no one charged with the responsibility of making sure that those who could not care for themselves were getting the care they needed and deserved.

Well-established physicians, particularly those in suburban practices, have little incentive to accept Medicaid because they can fill their schedules with patients whose insurance offers higher payments. This means that people who rely on Medicaid are largely shunted to a limited number of doctors, often those with less experience or lesser credentials, for example, no board certifications. "Healthcare for all" should mean "all healthcare for all."