Maternity tourism
Official have shut down a house in San Gabriel, California that they say was home to “maternity tourists” -- well-to-do women from China who had paid tens of thousands of dollars to deliver their...
View ArticleBuying kidneys
Should patients be allowed to buy a kidney for transplantation? The LA Times hosts a debate.
View ArticleWalgreens purchases "drugstore.com"
To compete with CVS, Walgreens changes its business strategy.
View ArticleProbably for the better
Johnson & Johnson recently decided to cancel an upcoming clinical trial for its injectable antipsychotic, Invega Sustenna, citing a "reconsideration of priorities." Probably a smart move,...
View Article"Cardiac Consultants Seem to Help Biotronik Device's Sales"
Can hiring physicians as consultants for biotech companies be a marketing scheme? Interesting but definitely not surprising. Check out this New York Times article.
View ArticleThink before you take that purple pill
The FDA is warning patients about PPIs -- again. Read about it here.
View ArticleDouble-standard for autism therapy
Minnesota will pay for your child's intensive autism therapy -- but not if you are poor. Maura Lerner reports in the Strib. (For background, read part one of Lerner's two-part series.)
View ArticleKidneys on your news feed
Roxy Kurze was desperate to find a kidney donor for her husband Jeff. She posted a bulletin on Facebook seeking someone of blood type O that was willing to help. Success! Read more here.
View ArticleKing of Walks
Ben McGrath has a terrific article about the Barry Bonds doping scandal in the March 28 issue of The New Yorker, but sadly, you need a subscription to read it.
View ArticleRecent NY Times articles on drug safety, cost, profit, and justice
What's that quote? "Same story, different day?""Pregnancy Drug Makena Is Latest Skirmish in Old F.D.A Battle""Cliff Schecter: How Much Is Enough for Big Pharma?"
View ArticleComing to a slum near you
Skin bleaching seems to be the new fad in the slums of Jamaica, and its supposedly hit dangerous proportions. According to the article, "Most Jamaican bleachers use over-the-counter creams, many of...
View ArticleThe most inspiring pharmaceutical leaders
PharmaVoice magazine seeks nominations for its annual list of the most inspiring figures in the pharmaceutical industry."These individuals should view industry trends as challenges not burdens, as...
View Article"About half of U.S. adults take vitamins and other dietary supplements"
An article on Huffington Post discusses federal data on vitamin and supplement consumption in the United States. And considering what we discussed on Tuesday about the Dietary Supplement Health and...
View ArticleKid getting bullied at school? Maybe she needs plastic surgery!
ABC News covered this story of a 7-year-old girl getting plastic surgery to avoid bullying. Hmmm...
View ArticleSupreme Court to hear prescription data mining case
Is data mining legal? Pharmacies sell electronic prescription records to data miners like IMS Health, which in turn sells them to pharma. Pharma uses the data to track doctor's prescriptions, so that...
View ArticleJust say no to Oxycontin money
"A University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health organization that has been criticized for its advocacy of controversial uses of narcotic painkillers says it has decided to stop taking...
View ArticleA social media clinical trial?
The WSJ reports on an intriguing new clinical trial of lithium for ALS -- conducted on PatientsLikeMe. Read about it here.
View Article"Court Hears Arguments In Data Mining Case"
http://www.npr.org/2011/04/26/135745195/supreme-court-hears-case-on-data-mining
View ArticleThe most highly paid pharma executives?
The winner for 2010 is Johnson & Johnson CEO Bill Weldon, with $28.7 million. Read about it at Fierce Pharma.
View ArticleNot just for eyelashes anymore
Latisse, the eyelash enhancer, is currently being experimented as a treatment for baldness. Check it out in the NY Times.
View ArticleGenetic Testing for Sports Genes
According to this article in the Washington Post "at least two companies have begun selling tests that claim to help match youngsters with the sports they are genetically programmed to play best. The...
View ArticleNews Flash: You can't have it all.
Do you feel like you're stuck in the 20th century? Are you a physician who would like a smartphone app to help you make prescribing decisions? And are you opposed to apps that cost anything more than...
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