A Cure For Cancer?

I received this article from Colin who's since posted a rant about Big Pharma in his own blog (with which I totally agree).

Without going into a rant of my own, here's the gist:

• The University of Alberta has discovered that a very cheap, old drug can possibly cure Cancer.
• The drug has been in circulation too long to be covered by a patent. It is therefore very cheap to mass-produce.
• New Scientist has a full article on the details here.
• The university is a Public institution, dependent on public and independent funding to continue it's work. Given that pharmaseutical companies are never interested in actually curing diseases, the university cannot expect to be getting funding from private interests. Donations are greatly appreciated.
• Make sure that you tag your donation for:
      Medicine and Dentistry » Dr.Michelakis: Cancer Research Fund.

It should be pointed out that there is something seriously wrong with a society that rewards behaviour contrary to the betterment of it's citizens, while simultaneously neglecting institutions designed to improve it's quality of life. Our universities should have all the funding they need and companies like Pfizer should be held accountable for their squandering of resources.