Policy/Law
A More Vigilant FDA
Friday, February 5th, 2010
The latest data from FDA shows warning letters on drug promotion almost doubled in 2009 to 41 from 21 in 2008.
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WOW! Brown and Healthcare Reform
Friday, January 22nd, 2010
The tsunami of independent voter discontent evident with the last three elections in Virginia , New Jersey , and in this week’s Scott Brown Massachusetts win means major reconsideration of health care reform. I have called for reform and meaningful reform.
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Will Pharma Lobbying Ensure Lynching of Public Insurance Option?
Monday, July 6th, 2009
According to an article in the Washington Post, “The nation’s largest insurers, hospitals and medical groups have hired more than 350 former government staff members and retired members of Congress in hopes of influencing their old bosses and colleagues, according to an analysis of lobbying disclosures and other records… “Nearly half of the insiders previously worked for the key committees and lawmakers, including Sens.
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Sicko revisited
Sunday, June 21st, 2009
What struck me most about the film was a segment where Mr Moore took some workers who were exposed to deadly toxins on 9-11 to Cuba for healthcare. Now of course I am sure the Cubans were playing him like an old fiddle and were trying to put their best impressions in front of the camera but still the people he brought with him were all given great medical care by Cuban medical people. Some were treated on the spot for conditions they had while others were diagnosed and taken off some of their medications that were prescribed in the US
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Obama to Propose Health Cost Cuts
Friday, June 19th, 2009
Laura Meckler of the Wall Street Journal reports that President Barack Obama outlined a further $313 billion in cuts to government health-care spending over 10 years, largely impacting hospitals, as he hunts additional dollars to pay for expanded coverage for the uninsured…The new proposals would decrease payments to hospitals and others that provide Medicare services in a variety of ways. The
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Who do you trust when it comes to drug approval and safety?
Friday, June 19th, 2009
As of June 30, 2008, there had been 9,749 VAERS reports of adverse events following Gardasil vaccination. Of these, 94% were classified as reports of non-serious events, and 6% as serious events
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Does President Obama really understand costs of today’s healtcare?
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Before President Obama made his speech to the AMA, upon which only 25% of US doctors are members, he might have wanted to take a look at the demographics of general practice physicians to see exactly what they are earning.
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The hidden reason for increased healthcare costs
Friday, May 29th, 2009
Ten cents of every dollar go to prescription drugs yet for some reason the President and Congress want to reduce drug costs even more. … Well, pharma is the long hanging fruit and it’s actually quite easy to go after corporate America, especially when they are in the news all the time about problems with drug marketing and unreported side effects
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Why Biotech Business Models May No Longer Be Sustainable
Thursday, May 28th, 2009
In its annual report on the biotechnology industry, Ernst & Young warns that the global financial crisis threatens to render the business models that have driven the sector to date unsustainable. The funding drought is placing these business models that fueled biotechnologies growth since its inception under unprecedented strain, the reports says.
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FDA Rules are NOT Media Agnostic
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
FDA has just released a new draft guidance document: “Presenting Risk Information in Prescription Drug and Medical Device Promotion” (find the pdf file here ). I haven’t read the guidance yet, but according to a Reuters report, the guidance has some specific to TV ads: “Television ads for drugs and medical devices should avoid distracting images and music that can reduce viewers’ comprehension of potential side effects, U.S.
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