WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), top Republican of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s investigation panel, and Committee Ranking Member Joe Barton (R-Texas), questioned in a letter this week certain grants receiving taxpayer money from the National Institutes of Health.
Some of the questionable grants include:
$73,000 to study the “Impact of Dragon Boat Racing on Cancer Survivorship.” According to the applicants, the study will examine “whether participation in a dragon boat paddling team enhances quality of life in cancer survivors above and beyond an organized walking program.”
$325,000 to study “Substance Use and HIV Risk Among Thai Sex Workers.” According to the applicants, the study will “investigate the sociocultural contexts of HIV risk behaviors and drug use among Thai female and male-to-female transgender…sex workers in Bangkok.”
$29,000 to study the “Patterns of Drug Use and Abuse in the Brazilian Rave Culture” (University of Delaware). According to the applicants, “The topic is interesting and the data will be useful to understand the emerging problem of club drugs and raves in Brazil.”
A copy of the letter can be found here.
For the Fox News piece on the NIH grants, click here.
