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| When Will They Ever Learn? | | This morning's NY Times has an excellent follow-up to the quarter billion dollar award to the first Vioxx trial yesterday. It dramatically highlights the audacious temerity of the drug companies as they seek to invest millions of dollars in performing additional studies to "prove" that their COX-2 drugs are "safe |
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| First Vioxx Verdict A Big Defeat For Merck | | Today, one drug company got a little lighter in the pocketbook thanks to their greed, and their continued prospects for bleeding red ink in the coming months are monumentally high. |
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| So Much For Healthier Fast-Food Options... | | Patrons obviously weren't interested in Ruby Tuesday's newer healthier offerings. In fact, many of these options have been eliminated. |
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| Can You Be Addicted To Getting A Suntan? | | A University of Texas study claims some 53 percent of the patients they interviewed may have an addiction to getting a suntan. |
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| Frustration, Fear Hurt Employees The Most | | Jobs that are often chock full of danger, pressure and sometimes even monotony aren't the ones that make workers crazy or force them to quit. |
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| ICE Your Cell Phone | | Anyone who owns a cellular phone should to take a few minutes today and ICE them, and I don't mean throwing them in a bucket of ice cubes either... |
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| RA: The Equal Opportunity Crippler | | Although more women suffer from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than men -- and undergo more needless surgeries -- gender has little to do with the disease's severity. |
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| Natural Home Births Safe As Hospital | | Natural childbirth at home, under the care of certified practicing midwives, is safe for healthy mothers and babies, with much lower rates of medical interventions. |
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| 12-Hour Work Days Unhealthy | | If you're one of those hard-charging professionals who put in those 18-20-hour work days with regularity, learn why you may be sick, tired and aching all the time... |
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| Meridia Stays On The Market After All | | Despite heavy lobbying by Public Citizen's Health Research Group, the FDA rejected its three-year-old request to ban Meridia, the weight-loss drug responsible for causing 50 deaths and more than 400 adverse reactions since 1998. |
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| A Healthy Habit For Your Kids: Walking To School | | A new British Medical Journal study urges parents to rethink motoring their kids to school, as the simple act of walking greatly increases the amount of exercise they get every day. |
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| The Real Drug War | | The real difference between illegal drugs and the legal ones has nothing to do with safety or medical merit: It's who benefits from their existence the most, and that's typically big business. |
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| Firefox Helping The Disabled Navigate The Web, Gaining Clout | | It's been very exciting to see the growing show of support and clout for my Net browser of choice, Firefox, especially after announcements by IBM and, of all places, cable giant HBO, this week. |
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| The Obesity/Prostate Cancer Link: More Evidence | | A larger body mass index may have even more to do with prostate cancer than the experts thought. |
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| Soy Ruled No Health Food | | The American soybean industry won't give up their claims about its wonder food. Perhaps, a warning from Israel will open people's eyes... |
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| Looking For a Job at the FDA? | | With all those foxes circling the Drug Safety henhouse to guard the mega-drug company status quo, I thought you'd get a laugh from this satire about a host of new employment postings at the FDA. |
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| Soft Drink Makers Feeling The Heat | | Claiming the industry needs help to fight childhood obesity, the American Beverage Association (ABA) has recommended sweet drinks be pulled from vending machines at elementary schools. |
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| Can You Believe Crocodile-Based Drugs? | | Scientists in northern Australia are collecting blood samples from crocodiles, hoping their blood can be transformed into a powerful antibiotic. No joke... |
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| Feds Looking Into Trading Insider Drug Information | | Almost 10 percent of the nation's 700,000 doctors are paid to do consulting work for investment firms known as matchmakers that connect physicians and even drug company employees with investors for a fee. |
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| Studies, Basic Premise of Health Research, Frequently Flawed | | An interesting piece in yesterday?s Boston Globe discusses some of the interesting and necessary repercussions that may reshape how medical studies are conducted. |
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| You Are Much More Complex Than Simple Genes | | Epigenomes -- the regulators of your genetic expression -- may have far more to do with your health than your genes. |
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| OTC Pain Relievers Spur High Blood Pressure | | Women taking a non-aspirin painkiller like acetaminophen every day may be twice as prone to high blood pressure than those who don?t use them. |
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| Hydraulic Fluid And Surgery Don't Mix | | Fifty patients met last week in Raleigh, N.C., to share their horror stories of delayed recoveries after exposure to hydraulic fluid during their surgeries. |
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| A High-Tech Caution: Take Care Of Your Ears | | The only downside of using MP3 players and mobile phones: The effect these devices can have on your hearing. |
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| Pfizer Imposes New Drug Ad Ban | | Pfizer announced an six-month embargo on consumer advertising as new drugs come to market late last week. |
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| Could CCK Be A Factor In Obesity Too? | | Penn State University scientists have identified another hormone --cholecystokinin (CCK) -- that may affect obesity too. |
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| Getting Your Folate Prevents Alzheimer's? | | Older folks who eat larger amounts of folate -- at least 400 mgs a day -- can cut their risk of Alzheimer's disease by more than half. |
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| You Need Help In Making Medical Choices | | The New York Times has an excellent comprehensive article today on the choices that many face when seeking to navigate through the many difficult choices they have when confronted with a serious illness. |
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| When Will They Ever Learn? | | This morning's NY Times has an excellent follow-up to the quarter billion dollar award to the first Vioxx trial yesterday. It dramatically highlights the audacious temerity of the drug companies as they seek to invest millions of dollars in performing additional studies to "prove" that their COX-2 drugs are "safe |
|
| First Vioxx Verdict A Big Defeat For Merck | | Today, one drug company got a little lighter in the pocketbook thanks to their greed, and their continued prospects for bleeding red ink in the coming months are monumentally high. |
|
| So Much For Healthier Fast-Food Options... | | Patrons obviously weren't interested in Ruby Tuesday's newer healthier offerings. In fact, many of these options have been eliminated. |
|
| Can You Be Addicted To Getting A Suntan? | | A University of Texas study claims some 53 percent of the patients they interviewed may have an addiction to getting a suntan. |
|
| Frustration, Fear Hurt Employees The Most | | Jobs that are often chock full of danger, pressure and sometimes even monotony aren't the ones that make workers crazy or force them to quit. |
|
| ICE Your Cell Phone | | Anyone who owns a cellular phone should to take a few minutes today and ICE them, and I don't mean throwing them in a bucket of ice cubes either... |
|
| RA: The Equal Opportunity Crippler | | Although more women suffer from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than men -- and undergo more needless surgeries -- gender has little to do with the disease's severity. |
|
| Natural Home Births Safe As Hospital | | Natural childbirth at home, under the care of certified practicing midwives, is safe for healthy mothers and babies, with much lower rates of medical interventions. |
|
| 12-Hour Work Days Unhealthy | | If you're one of those hard-charging professionals who put in those 18-20-hour work days with regularity, learn why you may be sick, tired and aching all the time... |
|
| Meridia Stays On The Market After All | | Despite heavy lobbying by Public Citizen's Health Research Group, the FDA rejected its three-year-old request to ban Meridia, the weight-loss drug responsible for causing 50 deaths and more than 400 adverse reactions since 1998. |
|
| A Healthy Habit For Your Kids: Walking To School | | A new British Medical Journal study urges parents to rethink motoring their kids to school, as the simple act of walking greatly increases the amount of exercise they get every day. |
|
| The Real Drug War | | The real difference between illegal drugs and the legal ones has nothing to do with safety or medical merit: It's who benefits from their existence the most, and that's typically big business. |
|
| Firefox Helping The Disabled Navigate The Web, Gaining Clout | | It's been very exciting to see the growing show of support and clout for my Net browser of choice, Firefox, especially after announcements by IBM and, of all places, cable giant HBO, this week. |
|
| The Obesity/Prostate Cancer Link: More Evidence | | A larger body mass index may have even more to do with prostate cancer than the experts thought. |
|
| Soy Ruled No Health Food | | The American soybean industry won't give up their claims about its wonder food. Perhaps, a warning from Israel will open people's eyes... |
|
| Looking For a Job at the FDA? | | With all those foxes circling the Drug Safety henhouse to guard the mega-drug company status quo, I thought you'd get a laugh from this satire about a host of new employment postings at the FDA. |
|
| Soft Drink Makers Feeling The Heat | | Claiming the industry needs help to fight childhood obesity, the American Beverage Association (ABA) has recommended sweet drinks be pulled from vending machines at elementary schools. |
|
| Can You Believe Crocodile-Based Drugs? | | Scientists in northern Australia are collecting blood samples from crocodiles, hoping their blood can be transformed into a powerful antibiotic. No joke... |
|
| Feds Looking Into Trading Insider Drug Information | | Almost 10 percent of the nation's 700,000 doctors are paid to do consulting work for investment firms known as matchmakers that connect physicians and even drug company employees with investors for a fee. |
|
| Studies, Basic Premise of Health Research, Frequently Flawed | | An interesting piece in yesterday?s Boston Globe discusses some of the interesting and necessary repercussions that may reshape how medical studies are conducted. |
|
| You Are Much More Complex Than Simple Genes | | Epigenomes -- the regulators of your genetic expression -- may have far more to do with your health than your genes. |
|
| OTC Pain Relievers Spur High Blood Pressure | | Women taking a non-aspirin painkiller like acetaminophen every day may be twice as prone to high blood pressure than those who don?t use them. |
|
| Hydraulic Fluid And Surgery Don't Mix | | Fifty patients met last week in Raleigh, N.C., to share their horror stories of delayed recoveries after exposure to hydraulic fluid during their surgeries. |
|
| A High-Tech Caution: Take Care Of Your Ears | | The only downside of using MP3 players and mobile phones: The effect these devices can have on your hearing. |
|
| Pfizer Imposes New Drug Ad Ban | | Pfizer announced an six-month embargo on consumer advertising as new drugs come to market late last week. |
|
| Could CCK Be A Factor In Obesity Too? | | Penn State University scientists have identified another hormone --cholecystokinin (CCK) -- that may affect obesity too. |
|
| Getting Your Folate Prevents Alzheimer's? | | Older folks who eat larger amounts of folate -- at least 400 mgs a day -- can cut their risk of Alzheimer's disease by more than half. |
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