For elderly patients, some doctors are now rejecting the assembly line of modern medical care for older, gentler options.
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Wednesday, February 27
For the Very Old, a Dose of ‘Slow Medicine’
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Lyle
on Wed 27 Feb 2008 08:46 AM EST
Drug-Resistant TB Rates Soar in Former Soviet Regions
by
Lyle
on Wed 27 Feb 2008 08:43 AM EST
Multiple-drug-resistant tuberculosis cases in parts of the former Soviet Union have reached the highest rates ever recorded.
Link to Article NYTimes.com Sunday, February 24
Insurance Fears Lead Many to Shun DNA Tests
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Lyle
on Sun 24 Feb 2008 07:01 PM EST
Saturday, February 23
FDA to Allow Off-Label Information
by
Lyle
on Sat 23 Feb 2008 08:39 PM EST
Draft Guidance May Be Too Soon, Too Simple
Rockville, MD (Feb. 15)—The US Food and Drug Administration issued a draft guidance for industry titled “Good Reprint Practices” regarding the distribution of medical or scientific journal articles and reference publications that involve unapproved uses of FDA-approved drugs and medical devices. Link to Article Pharmaceutical Technology Tuesday, February 19
FDA evaluated wrong Chinese drug factory
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Alex Hsieh on behalf of Professor Henry Wang
on Tue 19 Feb 2008 10:24 PM EST
Monday, February 18
F.D.A. Seeks to Broaden Range of Use for Drugs
by
Lyle
on Mon 18 Feb 2008 01:49 PM EST
The Food and Drug Administration’s proposed rules would allow drug and device makers to provide doctors with medical journal articles about product uses that have not been approved by the F.D.A.
Link to Article NYTimes.com Saturday, February 16
Flu season expected to get worse
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Alex Hsieh on behalf of Professor Henry Wang
on Sat 16 Feb 2008 10:20 PM EST
Thursday, February 14
FDA falling down on device inspections, says GAO
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Alex Hsieh on behalf of Professor Henry Wang
on Thu 14 Feb 2008 10:12 PM EST
14-Feb-2008 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has once again been accused of failing in its duty to protect the American public.
Link to Article in-pharmatechnologist.com
Chinese Factory Linked to Drug Under Inquiry in U.S.
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Alex Hsieh on behalf of Professor Henry Wang
on Thu 14 Feb 2008 10:10 PM EST
WASHINGTON — A Chinese factory that has not been inspected by the Food and Drug Administration is the source for the active ingredient of a critical blood-thinning drug whose production was suspended this week after 350 patients reported ill effects from it.
Link to Article NYTimes.com Wednesday, February 13
Back Pain, No Gain
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Alex Hsieh on behalf of Professor Henry Wang
on Wed 13 Feb 2008 11:01 PM EST
What medical expense keeps going up and up and up every year--without making patients feel any better?
It's the cost of treating back pain, according to a damning new study in The Journal of the American Medical Association. The study, by health policy researchers at the University of Washington, estimated the cost of treating back pain by using data from an annual federal survey of 23,000 people. Unlike previous studies that examined specific treatments, such as surgery or painkillers, the new study took a broad-brush approach to examine whether overall spending on back treatments is making us feel better. Link to Article Forbes.com |
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